Amy Adams, Marielle Heller and How ‘Nightbitch’ Speaks to Women
They set out to subvert expectations for depictions of motherhood. “There’s conscientious discomfort,” Heller says. Reactions have been polarized.
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CreditRyan Pfluger for The New York Times In the ’90s, She Was a Surprise Oscar Nominee. It May Happen Again.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s lead role in “Hard Truths,” directed by Mike Leigh, is her most substantial onscreen role since “Secrets and Lies” earned them Academy Award nominations in 1997.
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CreditKayla James for The New York Times ‘Nightbitch’ Review: Motherhood, Woof
Amy Adams plays a stay-at-home mom who comes to believe that she’s a dog in Marielle Heller’s adaptation of the Rachel Yoder novel.
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‘Obsessed With Light’ and the Dancer We All Should Know
The film argues that Loie Fuller was an inventive artist responsible for things we take for granted. If only the movie were as creative as its star.
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‘The End’ Review: It’s All Come to This
Joshua Oppenheimer’s postapocalyptic musical about a wealthy family in an underground bunker is placidly disturbing.
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CreditFelix Dickinson/Neon Critic’s PickWe Wish You a Streaming Christmas
From “Our Little Secret” to “The Merry Gentlemen,” a roundup of several holiday movies to stream this season.
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CreditChuck Zlotnick/Netflix When a Baby Killer Isn’t a Straightforward Villain
The real-life murderer who inspired “The Girl With the Needle” was “a monster,” said the actress who plays her, “but the movie is also about showing you her struggles.”
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Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi star in Paul Schrader’s meditative drama about guilt and seeking forgiveness.
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CreditKino Lorber Critic’s Pick‘Y2K’ Review: Dying Like It’s 1999
A computer glitch makes electronics go haywire in this zany and nostalgic horror-comedy from the comedian Kyle Mooney.
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12 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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‘Mary’ Review: An Epic Biopic for the Mother of God
No genre gesture goes untapped in this Netflix film, a coming-of-age saga about the Virgin Mary featuring Anthony Hopkins as King Herod.
By Lisa Kennedy
Critic’s Pick‘Hard Truths’ Review: Mike Leigh’s Brutal Comedy
The British director casts the superb Marianne Jean-Baptiste in the role of an excruciatingly lonely character whose pain reveals hidden depths.
By Manohla Dargis
‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ Review: A Legend and His Kryptonite
The original Superman actor gets a comprehensive, if narrow-mindedly celebratory, tribute in this traditional talking-heads-style doc.
By Beatrice Loayza
Critic’s Pick‘The Return’ Review: Homer, for the Holidays
Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche burn through the screen in this grim take on the homecoming of Odysseus.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
‘The Order’ Review: Catch Him if You Can
The thriller, about a white supremacist (Nicholas Hoult) and the killing of a real-life radio host, among other crimes, hits familiar genre beats.
By Ben Kenigsberg
‘Lake George’ Review: An Odd Couple Crime Comedy
A stoic former convict reluctantly teams up with his would-be victim in this off-kilter film by Jeffrey Reiner.
By Brandon Yu
‘The Girl With the Needle’ Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events
This grim and exceptionally stylish film centers on a Danish woman who becomes tied up in the black-market baby trade.
By Natalia Winkelman
Critic’s Pick‘Day of the Fight’ Review: Innovating an Old Cliché
Revisiting a boxing classic, and honoring a filmmaking legend.
By Glenn Kenny
Rewind‘Bona’: A Filipina Superstar Wreaks Vengeance in a Two-Fisted Melodrama
Recently rediscovered and now digitally restored, Lino Brocka’s 1980 movie, starring Nora Aunor, opens for a week at Metrograph.
By J. Hoberman
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