'All These Small Moments': Twee Grows, In Brooklyn
The debut feature from Melissa B. Miller strains to endear itself to viewers — and some performances succeed. But the characters lack personality and the drama any conflict.
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Fighting 'Fyre' With 'Fyre Fraud': Two Documentaries About The Same Disaster
Netflix and Hulu both have documentaries about the fiasco of Fyre Festival available this week. Both are serviceable, but there are some differences, and some ethical questions about both.
'The Heiresses': After A Reversal of Fortune, A Woman Rediscovers Herself
Paraguay's Oscar submission to this year's best foreign film category is a tender, quietly magical gem about a middle-aged aristocrat forced to start over.
'Who Will Write Our History': Documenting Those Who Documented The Warsaw Ghetto
In this stirring documentary, the secret archive maintained by members of the Warsaw Ghetto comes to vivid life through historical footage and reenactments.
'Glass' Is Leaden
The final film in a stealth trilogy that began with Unbreakable, Glass is heavy on portentous explanations of comic book tropes that require no explanation. It's also just plain heavy. And slooow.
John C. Reilly On The Comedy Of Laurel And Hardy: 'It's Almost Like A Ballet'
"The brilliant thing about their work when you watch it, it seems so nonchalant," Reilly says of the iconic slapstick duo. He plays Oliver Hardy in the new film Stan & Ollie.
Fyre Festival Documentary Shows 'Perception And Reality' Of Infamous Concert Flop
In 2017, the Fyre Music Festival was billed as an exclusive event in the Bahamas. The reality was very different. Director Chris Smith tells the behind-the-scenes story in a new Netflix documentary.
Kevin Hart Says Comedy's Full Of 'Flawed But Funny' People, Himself Included
Hart reflects on the controversial jokes from his past that led him to step down from hosting the Oscars. "Sometimes to grow as a comedian, you got to go through the stupid part," he says.
Movie Review: 'They Shall Not Grow Old'
Rachel Martin talks to Kenneth Turan, film critic for the Los Angeles Times, about the new World War I documentary, They Shall Not Grow Old. It's directed by Academy Award winner Peter Jackson.