Alissa Wilkinson
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An Extraordinary Documentary About the Most Precious of Lives
Margreth Olin’s “Songs of Earth” works almost like a poem as she records her parents and the Norwegian landscape.
‘Hit Man’ Review: It’s a Hit, Man
Glen Powell stars in one of the year’s funniest, sexiest, most enjoyable movies — and somehow it’s surprisingly deep, too.
What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson
OpenAI has good reason to aim for a bot voice à la the one in “Her.” But that film was about relationships. What does this...
‘Taking Venice’ Offers a Glimpse at Conspiracy Theories Around the 1964 Biennale
The documentary offers a glimpse of how the arts were treated very differently in midcentury America.
‘Back to Black’ Review: Another Amy Winehouse Biopic? No, No, No.
The facts get softened and shuffled for an Amy Winehouse biopic that leaves her perspective at the edges.
‘Babes’ Review: Adulting, With Babies
Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau star in Pamela Adlon’s pregnancy comedy, but it never quite lands.
The Power of the ‘Planet of the Apes’
Why is this long-running film series so gripping and effective? Because it doesn’t monkey around.
Why ‘The Jinx’ Owes Its Existence to a Bizarre Movie About Robert Durst
Film can be influential in strange ways. The HBO series and follow-up wouldn’t have been made if a killer hadn’t taken a liking to a...
What Ethan Hawke’s ‘Wildcat’ Gets Right About Flannery O’Connor
Those familiar with her menagerie of grotesques, her views of Southern society, her tortured faith and inner contradictions will get what his film is doing.
Yance Ford’s “Power” Documentary Argues That Policing and Politics Are Inextricable
Though Yance Ford’s new Netflix documentary takes on a much-explored topic, its mix of personal and polemic makes for a strong argument.