Movies

Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) and Mija (An Seo Hyun) in Okja.

Arts

Bong Joon-Ho's 'Okja' Is As Weird A Hybrid As Its Porcine Star

4:15pm June 29, 2017

by Andrew Lapin

Bong's clever dark comedy, about a enormous, genetically modified pig and the adorable moppet who loves her, veers wildly in tone, but the CGI oinker at its center is a marvel.

Arts

Sam Elliott On Career Longevity, Playing Tough And His Iconic Role In 'Lebowski'

3:05pm June 29, 2017

Elliott says that being selective about the roles he takes has helped him maintain his acting career for nearly 50 years. He plays an aging actor with a stalled career in the new film, The Hero.

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Arts

'Baby Driver' Is An Action-Packed, Elegant Joyride

2:13pm June 28, 2017

by David Edelstein

Director Edgar Wright rejects computer-generated unreality and instead focuses on breathtaking driving in his new heist thriller. Critic David Edelstein says the result is terrifically entertaining.

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Actor Michael Nyqvist poses for photos in Munich in 2015.

Arts

Actor Michael Nyqvist, Of Swedish 'Dragon Tattoo' Films, Dies At 56

10:34am June 28, 2017

by Glen Weldon

Nyqvist, whose other films include John Wick and Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol, died of lung cancer, according to his representative.

Baby (Ansel Elgort) looks dubious as Doc (Kevin Spacey) convinces him to do One! Last! Job! in Edgar Wright's Baby Driver.

Arts

In 'Baby Driver,' The Action, The Script And The Music Go Full Throttle

5:00pm June 27, 2017

by Chris Klimek

"This is a squealing-tires symphony that owes more to Jacques Tati ... than to Justin Lin or Michael Bay," says critic Chris Klimek.

A college student and her mother head west on the Empire Builder in Albert Maysles' In Transit.

Documentary Giant Albert Maysles' Last Film, 'In Transit,' Is Still In Limbo

4:41pm June 27, 2017

by Joel Rose

Before he died, Maysles (who also made Grey Gardens) said In Transit was his "dream film." But questions about who owns the rights has made it difficult to see.

Arts

In Ambitious 'Okja,' A Teen Attempts To Save Her Super Pig From Slaughter

3:33pm June 27, 2017

by Justin Chang

You'll root for 13-year-old Mija at every step of this new Netflix film. And Okja, the huge, genetically modified pig, is among the most touching and realistic computer-generated characters ever made.

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Christopher Plummer as the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II in The Exception — a man with the outward trappings of power, who hasn't made a real decision in decades.

Arts

Unconscious Prejudice Meets Real-World Horror In 'The Exception'

8:01am June 24, 2017

by Melissa Block

David Leveaux's new film follows exiled German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II as he realizes that the new Germany of National Socialism has nothing at all in common with the Germany of his memories.

The Tupac biopic, All Eyez On Me, grossed $31 million in its opening weekend.

Music & Culture

Tupac Shakur Biopic 'All Eyez On Me' Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

6:53pm June 23, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Kevin Powell conducted Tupac's career-defining interviews; now he's suing the filmmakers behind the biopic for using them without his permission.

Zoe Kazan stars alongside Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick.

Arts

'Big Sick' Creators Nanjiani And Gordon On Turning Their Courtship Into A Movie

4:38pm June 23, 2017

In Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon's new rom-com, girl meets boy, girl contracts a mysterious illness and boy's Pakistani parents struggle to accept the relationship.