With a bureaucrat as the central character, the film at times takes on a bleakly comic tone as it fills in the circumstances surrounding a…
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‘Charm City Kings,’ ‘Babyteeth’ and Other Hidden Streaming Gems
You may have missed these under-the-radar movies this year. Now’s your chance to catch up.You may have missed these under-the-radar movies this year. Now’s your…
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Matteo Garrone, who directed the searing true-crime drama “Gomorrah,” takes a whack at Carlo Collodi’s classic tale.Matteo Garrone, who directed the searing true-crime drama “Gomorrah,”…
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The star can’t help but bring decency to Paul Greengrass’s lean, efficient western set in 1870s Texas.The star can’t help but bring decency to Paul…
View More ‘News of the World’ Review: Tom Hanks Does the Strong, Silent TypeIn a Pandemic Fairy Tale, a Garden Leads to a Magical Friendship
A 4-year-old girl coping with the loneliness of the pandemic created a tiny garden, and kindled an unlikely friendship with an enchanted neighbor who moved…
View More In a Pandemic Fairy Tale, a Garden Leads to a Magical Friendship2020 will be remembered as year of artistic resilience
At a time when most sectors were impacted by the pandemic – art showed its resilience. The turbulent times saw a coming together of the…
View More 2020 will be remembered as year of artistic resilience‘DNA’ Review: Digging for Roots
After her immigrant grandfather dies, a woman wants to reclaim her ethnicity.After her immigrant grandfather dies, a woman wants to reclaim her ethnicity.Read MoreMovies, Maiwenn,…
View More ‘DNA’ Review: Digging for RootsThe ‘Trump Bump’ for Books has Been Significant. Can It Continue?
As a new administration looms, publishers have snapped up another crop of forthcoming Trump books by prominent journalists and pundits.As a new administration looms, publishers…
View More The ‘Trump Bump’ for Books has Been Significant. Can It Continue?Andrew Sullivan on the War Within Conservatism and Why It Matters to All of Us
Edmund Fawcett’s “Conservatism” is a sweeping history that reaches deep into the past but with startling relevance for the present.Edmund Fawcett’s “Conservatism” is a sweeping…
View More Andrew Sullivan on the War Within Conservatism and Why It Matters to All of UsAimee Nezhukumatathil Wants You to Get Some Fresh Air
In her best-selling essay collection, the veteran poet offers a cynicism-busting perspective on nature.In her best-selling essay collection, the veteran poet offers a cynicism-busting perspective…
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