Napoleon: Not Dynamite!

Ridley Scott’s new biopic is handsome but dull.

Forty-six years and more than two dozen films ago, British filmmaking legend Ridley Scott made his feature debut with The Duellists, a thrifty but gorgeous account of a violent rivalry between two officers in Napoleon Bonaparte’s army. To their credit, his dueling American leads, the Brooklyn-reared Harvey Keitel and the Northern Californian Keith Carradine, made…

May December Interrogates Truth and the Lies We Tell Ourselves

Building on ’90s tabloid scandals, Todd Haynes’ latest film confronts our obsession with true crime, neat endings, and lurid headlines that become fodder for late night TV hosts.

Todd Haynes’ May December confronts our obsession with true crime, neat endings, and lurid headlines that become fodder for late night TV.

When Evil Lurks is the Grisliest Movie of the Year

Nobody is safe from the unnamed, unseen evil that wreaks havoc on a rural Argentine town in this buzzy new horror film.

Nobody is safe from the unnamed, unseen evil that wreaks havoc on a rural Argentine town in this buzzy new horror film.

Priscilla: Not a Love Story

Filmed with a muted palette, Sofia Coppola’s latest film lets the viewer watch from Priscilla’s eyes with both care and condemnation for her long but ill-fated romance with Elvis.

Filmed with a muted palette, Sofia Coppola’s latest film lets the viewer watch from Priscilla’s eyes.

D.C.’s Frédéric Yonnet Lends His Music to Killers of the Flower Moon

The local harmonica player joined Scorsese’s team in 2019 with The Irishman; this year, his instrument became its own character in Killers of the Flower Moon.

The local harmonica player joined Scorsese’s team in 2019 with The Irishman; this year, his instrument became its own character in Killers of the Flower Moon.

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