The fact that there is a big-screen “Mr. Rogers movie” is no surprise, nor is the casting of Tom Hanks as the children’s television host.
John Anderson
‘Parasite’ is unfettered fun—and proof that people still want smart movies
“Parasite” delivers an epic lesson in class warfare.
‘Marriage Story’ review: A great movie you may never want to see again
Noah Baumbach’s remarkably scripted new film might just as well have been called “End of a Marriage Story.”
‘American Dharma’ provides a close-up look at Steve Bannon. It isn’t pretty.
The filmmaker Errol Morris gives us several reasons to recoil in his controversial profile and interview with the former White House strategist Steve Bannon.
‘The Irishman’ Review: An epic look at death, sin and organized crime from Martin Scorsese
Scorsese is certainly the great Catholic filmmaker of our times, one who regards sin as something that must be confronted or even embraced in order to be understood.
‘By the Grace of God’: A real-life tale of sex abuse in the French church
François Ozon has created a film that is connected organically to its subject matter, one that breathes and writhes and grieves in synch with its victims.
‘Pain and Glory’ review: A rich and moving memory play from Pedro Almodóvar
Growing up, the plan for Pedro Almodóvar was to become a priest. Instead he became one of the world’s great directors.
‘Judy’ review: A film about love, sadness and Hollywood
In “Judy,” the utterly endearing Judy Garland—birdlike, brittle, addicted to pills and booze—is also a junkie for the standing O.
‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ is a fairy tale without a moral
We must accept that Quentin Tarantino will never make a serious movie—by which is meant a movie that takes itself seriously.
Review: Not every Christian in Oklahoma is Republican (but it’s close)
“American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel” is about like-minded liberal Christians joining forces in a ruthlessly Republican landscape where people talk more religion than they practice.
