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Marilyn Knowlden, Child Actress of 1930s Hollywood, Dies at 99

Marilyn Knowlden, Child Actress of 1930s Hollywood, Die...

NYT > Movies, Oct 4, 2025 - 18:03

A spontaneous screen test led to a career that lasted into her teens. She appear...

In ‘The Alabama Solution,’ Amateur Footage Helps Expose Prison Abuses

In ‘The Alabama Solution,’ Amateur Footage Helps Expose...

NYT > Movies, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smug...

‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Review: How George Came to See the World as Orwellian

‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Review: How George Came to See the Worl...

NYT > Movies, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startli...

‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Licking Wounds, In and Out of the Ring

‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Licking Wounds, In and O...

NYT > Movies, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story.

‘Steve’ Review: Cillian Murphy’s Schoolyard Melodrama

‘Steve’ Review: Cillian Murphy’s Schoolyard Melodrama

NYT > Movies, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

Cillian Murphy plays a beleaguered teacher at an all-boys reform school in this ...

‘Play Dirty’ Review: A Halfhearted Heist Movie

‘Play Dirty’ Review: A Halfhearted Heist Movie

NYT > Movies, Oct 1, 2025 - 06:07

Mark Wahlberg plays Parker, a taciturn thief who teams up with Zen (Rosa Salazar...

The Case for Laughing With Strangers in the Dark

The Case for Laughing With Strangers in the Dark

NYT > Movies, Oct 1, 2025 - 06:07

Hollywood often leaves humor to the TV screen. But months of moviegoing reminded...

True Crime to Stream: Medical Mayhem

True Crime to Stream: Medical Mayhem

NYT > Movies, Sep 30, 2025 - 05:38

Across television, film and podcast, these four stories use personal tragedies a...

Zubeen Garg, Singer of Hit Bollywood Song ‘Ya Ali,’ Dies at 52

Zubeen Garg, Singer of Hit Bollywood Song ‘Ya Ali,’ Die...

NYT > Movies, Sep 28, 2025 - 14:30

Mr. Garg sang in dozens of languages and his music blended folk, pop and rock. H...

Sean Penn Let Himself Get Away With Things for 15 Years. Not Anymore.

Sean Penn Let Himself Get Away With Things for 15 Years...

NYT > Movies, Sep 27, 2025 - 07:04

The actor and instigator is ready for his renaissance.

New York Film Festival Highlights

New York Film Festival Highlights

NYT > Movies, Sep 26, 2025 - 13:35

This year’s highlights include Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” th...

‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Weaving a Tangled Web

‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Weaving a Tangled Web

NYT > Movies, Sep 25, 2025 - 07:37

June Squibb stars in Scarlett Johansson’s sometimes moving but often uneven dire...

‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson as Victim and Savior

‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson as Victim and Sa...

NYT > Movies, Sep 25, 2025 - 07:37

This stone-cold wilderness thriller pits a woman on a mission against a merciles...

‘French Lover’ Review: An Affair Not to Remember

‘French Lover’ Review: An Affair Not to Remember

NYT > Movies, Sep 25, 2025 - 07:37

A movie star and a waitress meet cute in a Netflix “Notting Hill” knockoff starr...

Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87

Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,...

NYT > Movies, Sep 24, 2025 - 10:35

A sex symbol with girl-next-door appeal, she rose to fame in the 1960s and starr...

‘HIM’ | Anatomy of a Scene

‘HIM’ | Anatomy of a Scene

NYT > Movies, Sep 19, 2025 - 05:08

The director Justin Tipping narrates a scene from “HIM,” featuring Marlon Wayans...

Regina Hall and Sheila E. Share a Birthday — and So Much More

Regina Hall and Sheila E. Share a Birthday — and So Muc...

NYT > Movies, Sep 19, 2025 - 05:08

The “One Battle After Another” actor and the Grammy award-winning musician on tr...

How Football Practice Goes Wrong in ‘HIM’

How Football Practice Goes Wrong in ‘HIM’

NYT > Movies, Sep 19, 2025 - 05:08

The director Justin Tipping narrates a sequence from his film.

How Robert Redford Helped Shape Celebrity Style at Sundance

How Robert Redford Helped Shape Celebrity Style at Sund...

NYT > Movies, Sep 18, 2025 - 12:38

How the Sundance Film Festival set in the mountains of Utah shaped what stars (a...

‘The Senior’ Review: Just Like Old Times

‘The Senior’ Review: Just Like Old Times

NYT > Movies, Sep 18, 2025 - 07:07

Based on a true story, this blandly inspirational tale follows a 59-year old man...

‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro

‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro

NYT > Movies, Sep 18, 2025 - 07:07

The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competiti...

Robert Redford: A Life in Photos

Robert Redford: A Life in Photos

NYT > Movies, Sep 16, 2025 - 11:36

The Oscar-winning director, who preferred life away from Hollywood, was once a s...

Theater to Stream: Mark Rylance in ‘Twelfth Night,’ and More

Theater to Stream: Mark Rylance in ‘Twelfth Night,’ and...

NYT > Movies, Sep 12, 2025 - 13:33

This month’s picks include a 1974 adaptation of the Eugene Ionesco play “Rhinoce...

In ‘Spinal Tap’ and Its Sequel, Rock Fact and Fiction Happily Blur

In ‘Spinal Tap’ and Its Sequel, Rock Fact and Fiction H...

NYT > Movies, Sep 12, 2025 - 06:34

Initially drawing from real life, the director Rob Reiner and his cast found tha...

‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: They Can’t Leave This Behind

‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: They Can’t L...

NYT > Movies, Sep 11, 2025 - 11:35

Four decades after their big-screen hit, the rock legends David, Derek and Nigel...

‘Dreams’ Review: Fact or Autofiction?

‘Dreams’ Review: Fact or Autofiction?

NYT > Movies, Sep 11, 2025 - 06:44

The film is the final installment in Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy about the sexu...

‘Happyend’ Review: Adolescent Tremors

‘Happyend’ Review: Adolescent Tremors

NYT > Movies, Sep 11, 2025 - 06:44

Friends in high school navigate senior year in a futuristic Japan where a catacl...

‘The History of Sound’ Review: Bohemian Tragedy

‘The History of Sound’ Review: Bohemian Tragedy

NYT > Movies, Sep 11, 2025 - 06:44

Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor play lovers who embark on a folk song-recording mi...

Jacques Charrier, Movie Star Who Wed Brigitte Bardot, Dies at 88

Jacques Charrier, Movie Star Who Wed Brigitte Bardot, D...

NYT > Movies, Sep 8, 2025 - 14:09

Their marriage made news in France, but they were an unhappy couple, and it didn...

With ‘Color Theories,’ Julio Torres Throws Shades

With ‘Color Theories,’ Julio Torres Throws Shades

NYT > Movies, Sep 8, 2025 - 11:37

In his first Off Broadway play, the artist and comedian behind “Fantasmas” and “...

The Battle to Make ‘One Battle After Another’

The Battle to Make ‘One Battle After Another’

NYT > Movies, Sep 8, 2025 - 05:38

Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and the rest of the cast talk about fi...

Five Action Movies to Stream Now

Five Action Movies to Stream Now

NYT > Movies, Sep 5, 2025 - 12:15

This month’s picks include girl assassins, a school under attack and more.

‘The Baltimorons’ Review: The Night Before Christmas With the Dentist

‘The Baltimorons’ Review: The Night Before Christmas Wi...

NYT > Movies, Sep 4, 2025 - 06:08

In this bittersweet romance from Jay Duplass, the story starts with an actual st...

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Review: A Disappointing Send-Off

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Review: A Disappointing Sen...

NYT > Movies, Sep 4, 2025 - 06:08

The highest-grossing horror franchise ramps up the sentimentality for one last g...

‘The Cut’ Review: A Boxer’s Grisly Comeback

‘The Cut’ Review: A Boxer’s Grisly Comeback

NYT > Movies, Sep 4, 2025 - 06:08

In an unsparing ring drama, Orlando Bloom plays a fighter whose extreme efforts ...

The Queen of Versailles Puts Her Life in the Hands of a ‘Wicked’ Diva

The Queen of Versailles Puts Her Life in the Hands of a...

NYT > Movies, Aug 29, 2025 - 05:05

A 2012 documentary asked if Jacqueline Siegel was a benefactor or victim of Amer...

10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

NYT > Movies, Aug 29, 2025 - 05:05

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these fil...

‘Motel Destino’ Review: A Lurid Brazilian Thriller

‘Motel Destino’ Review: A Lurid Brazilian Thriller

NYT > Movies, Aug 28, 2025 - 05:05

As the director Karim Aïnouz reveals the secrets within the roadside establishme...

They’re (Mostly) Good Dogs and Even Better Film Symbols

They’re (Mostly) Good Dogs and Even Better Film Symbols

NYT > Movies, Aug 27, 2025 - 06:06

Directors use our canine friends to convey connection even as we’ve grown more d...

Stream These 8 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in September

Stream These 8 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Ne...

NYT > Movies, Aug 26, 2025 - 18:27

Another batch of excellent titles leaves for U.S. subscribers this month, includ...

Onstage and Onscreen, The New York Times Is Ready for Its Close-Up

Onstage and Onscreen, The New York Times Is Ready for I...

NYT > Movies, Aug 25, 2025 - 11:02

The recognizable masthead has been portrayed in a Betty Boop musical on Broadway...

Five Free Movies to Stream Now

Five Free Movies to Stream Now

NYT > Movies, Aug 22, 2025 - 06:39

This month’s films, including Sidney Lumet’s last feature and Abel Ferrara’s gri...

‘Relay’ Is Riz Ahmed’s Latest Reinvention

‘Relay’ Is Riz Ahmed’s Latest Reinvention

NYT > Movies, Aug 22, 2025 - 06:39

In a world obsessed with rigid identities, the actor and rapper strives to let t...

Joel DeMott, Whose Lauded Documentary Was Rejected by PBS, Dies at 78

Joel DeMott, Whose Lauded Documentary Was Rejected by P...

NYT > Movies, Aug 21, 2025 - 15:54

Her “Seventeen,” a study of teenagers later recognized as a major work of cinéma...

‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: Wry, Weird and Sometimes Cruel

‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: Wry, Weird and Sometimes Cruel

NYT > Movies, Aug 21, 2025 - 06:05

The second solo feature by Ethan Coen stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and C...

‘Lurker’ Review: He’ll Be Watching You

‘Lurker’ Review: He’ll Be Watching You

NYT > Movies, Aug 21, 2025 - 06:05

Parasocial relationships and obsession in the age of social media take a nasty t...

Perfumer Recreates Rare Fragrance Worn by Elizabeth Taylor

Perfumer Recreates Rare Fragrance Worn by Elizabeth Taylor

NYT > Movies, Aug 20, 2025 - 12:00

An obscure perfume worn by the actress Elizabeth Taylor was lost to time. Some p...

Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)

Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, No...

NYT > Movies, Aug 20, 2025 - 06:37

This summer’s blockbusters leave behind the era of dark, “edgy” champions for he...

Perfumer Recreates Obscure Fragrance Worn by Elizabeth Taylor

Perfumer Recreates Obscure Fragrance Worn by Elizabeth ...

NYT > Movies, Aug 20, 2025 - 06:37

A rare perfume worn by the actress was lost to obscurity. Some passionate fans h...

‘East of Wall’ Review: South Dakota Dreaming

‘East of Wall’ Review: South Dakota Dreaming

NYT > Movies, Aug 14, 2025 - 05:10

In his drama set on a horse ranch, a real-life mother and daughter play rough ri...