Midterms 2018 — After Democrats Retake the House, Trump Gives Jeff Sessions the Boot
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 Photo: Erin Schaff for The New York Times It was a great night for Democrats, as they retook control of the U.S. House of Representatives with…
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“Free Solo” — Climbing the Cliff Face of Yosemite’s El Capitan Without a Rope? Sure, Why Not?
NOVEMBER 5, 2018 OK, I’ll admit it. Over the past few years, I’ve developed a deep-set fear of heights. I mean a shrinking-of-your-nether-regions fear of heights. So when “Free Solo,” a…
“Bohemian Rhapsody” Is a Toothless Wonder, a Queen Biography That Only Your Grandmother Could Love
OCTOBER 31, 2018 There was a particularly dopey movie genre that briefly flourished and (thankfully) died in the 1940s and 1950s that told the life stories of famous composers. …
“Tea With the Dames” — The Funniest Film So Far This Year Is…A Documentary?
OCTOBER 29, 2018 The idea couldn’t be simpler. Seat four women of a certain age at a table, and pour the tea, then listen to them spill it. These…
An A-List Cast Delivers In “The Sisters Brothers,” an American Western With a Gallic Twist
OCTOBER 25, 2018 I’ll admit it. I love Westerns. Always have, always will. When you’re a kid, the simplicity of good guys vs. bad guys is very appealing. You…
“The Hate U Give” May Focus on a Police Shooting, But Its Heart Is With The People Left Behind
OCTOBER 24, 2018 Director George Tillman, Jr. has made a beauty of a film in “The Hate U Give.” There may be the word “hate” in the title,…
Drew Goddard’s Hugely Entertaining “Bad Times at the El Royale” Is Just Nuts
OCTOBER 18, 2018 It doesn’t happen very often. At this time of the year, most of the films that will be released before the end of the year have…
The Exploration of Space in “First Man” Is Instead Much More About the Exploration of Grief
OCTOBER 16, 2018 Spam in a can. That was the famous four-word description of the Mercury astronauts by legendary pilot Chuck Yeager, and you can definitely feel the truth…
Yes, “A Star Is Born” Is As Good As You’ve Heard
OCTOBER 15, 2018 What’s remarkable about this new version of “A Star Is Born” is not so much that it is being done again but that this fourth version…
Paul Feig’s “A Simple Favor” Is an Intriguing Blend of “Gone Girl” with Humor
OCTOBER 4, 2018 You may not be familiar with the name Paul Feig, but you’ll know the titles of the movies that he has directed — “Bridesmaids,” “The Heat,”…
