A man with absurd ’90s glasses sits in a living room. He responds to an interviewer: “Everyone remembers The Incident differently and that’s a fact. Some people honest-to-god remember Tonya whacking Nancy herself.” The scene flashes to a woman in a pink figure-skating costume bringing down a baseball bat on a fallen figure. The woman...
Director Jordan Peele’s debut film, “Get Out,” a thriller-comedy with elements of psychological horror, challenges and expands the traditional American definition of racism, leaving audiences much to contemplate but little to act upon. “Get Out” is nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and although Peele deserves recognition for the movie’s original commentary on race...
While wholly novel in its approach, director Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age debut “Lady Bird” seems so well-known, personal, and honest that it’s considered an instant classic. “Lady Bird” is an era-defining story — in the same category as the “The Graduate,” “The Breakfast Club,” and “Garden State” — that will have a similarly enduring impact on...
If you don’t know what movies to watch over spring break, catch the Oscars on Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC. Besides offering suggestions for your cinematic watchlist, it can be fun to see your celebrity crushes in fancy — or weird — evening wear, to hate yourself because you’re not talented enough to deserve...
There are too many superhero movies these days. Even with fresh attempts at the formula, such as “Deadpool,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and “Thor: Ragnarok,” Marvel seems to be running out of steam as it approaches the release of the next Avengers film. But, despite the alarming amount of hype it’s received, “Black Panther” is...