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John Anderson is a television critic for The Wall Street Journal and a contributor to The New York Times.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
My sense of dread over the film “Cabrini”? It was replaced by respect, even joy.
Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’ (photo: Fox Searchlight)
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John Anderson
In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone is Adam, in a sense, the product of a modern Prometheus, who will drive men wild. Which is both the funniest and pointed aspect of her picaresque tale.
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John Anderson
“Killers of the Flower Moon” makes a case that 80 is the new 30: Martin Scorsese, the most prominent of American auteurs and champion of film history, continues as an octogenarian to explore and expand the possibilities of the medium and scour his own soul.
A still photo from ‘The Miracle Club’ shows Agnes O'Casey, Kathy Bates and Maggie Smith standing together in front of a desk.
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John Anderson
In ‘The Miracle Club,’ Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates do not expect quick cures at Lourdes, and viewers should not expect a perfect film. But there are some surprises among the clichés.
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John Anderson
Abel Ferrara’s Padre Pio is not the hero of his movie.
Cate Blanchett in ‘Tár’ (Focus Features)
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John Anderson
“Tár” is about power, guilt and the always tantalizing question of whether the art can or should absolve the artist for being who she is.
Mark Wahlberg in ’Father Stu’ (Karen Ballard / Copyright 2022 CTMG, Inc.)
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John Anderson
“Father Stu” is intended to be inspirational, but viewers may find any sense of elevation elusive.
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John Anderson
For the better part of 40 years Pedro Almodóvar has personified both the cinema of Spain and the country’s conflicted relationship with the church.
Sidney Poitier places his hands in wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on June 23, 1967. Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance, died on Jan. 6. He was 94. (AP Photo/File)
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John Anderson
Sidney Poitier’s abilities as an actor were subtle, even spiritual. They were about soul. Not his. Ours.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
Aaron Sorkin's take on the "behind-the-scenes" world of "I Love Lucy" depicts Lucille Ball in a most unsympathetic light.