In Aaron Sorkin’s overwritten sequel to “The Social Network,” inspired performances by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White can’t bring the main characters to life, Richard Brody writes.
The melodramatic power of Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway is squandered in “Verity,” a romantic tale that’s ludicrously muddled by suspicions of monstrous misdeeds.
The prime offerings at this year’s New York Film Festival include the début of an overlooked great director and startling new work by acclaimed filmmakers.
In this documentary, Israeli military and intelligence sources reveal systems, policies, and practices that have resulted in high numbers of civilian deaths and widespread destruction.
In chronicling the making of “Girls,” Lena Dunham’s memoir reveals the cost of moving from the freedom of independent filmmaking to the corporate demands of television.
John Wilson’s first feature, a whimsical personal documentary, reveals the social essence, and the political stakes, of concrete: the most-often-used substance on Earth besides water.
A new biography of this crucial New York filmmaker, whose work confronts racial and economic divisions, reveals her furiously inventive activity away from public view.
