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Deep Focus: Black Mass

By Michael Sragow

September 18, 2015

The star-studded biopic of Boston gangster Whitey Bulger tries to run on faith alone but trips up

Film of the Week: The Fool

By Jonathan Romney

September 18, 2015

Neighborhood watch: an honest man fights the power in Russia's post-Soviet kleptocracy in Yuri Bykov's emphatic tale

Rep Diary: Nancy Carroll

By R. Emmet Sweeney

September 17, 2015

Strong female character: this year’s Capitolfest showcased the talents of a would-be star who couldn't escape the old song-and-dance

Kaiju Shakedown: Danny Lee

By Grady Hendrix

September 15, 2015

Copping to it: in praise of the Hong Kong actor who's spent the last 31 years almost exclusively playing policemen

Review: Office

By R. Emmet Sweeney

September 14, 2015

On the clock: Johnnie To’s eye-popping film orchestrates a score for the rat race of contemporary work culture

The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin on Film

By Ashley Clark

September 11, 2015

On the Film Society of Lincoln Center's series showcasing the fiery, insightful, and ever timely words of Harlem's native son and preeminent social critic

Make It Real: The Long and the Short of It

By Eric Hynes

September 11, 2015

The right fit: challenging the accepted wisdom about documentary runtimes, sales, and what audiences are willing to watch

Deep Focus: Time Out of Mind

By Michael Sragow

September 10, 2015

The invisible man: Oren Moverman’s drama about homelessness has the power of its performances deflated by a deluge of aesthetic tricks

Festivals: Telluride

By Eugene Hernandez

September 10, 2015

True stories: the standouts from this year's mountainside fest came from history or deeply personal experience

Interview: Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala

By Emma Myers

September 9, 2015

Detachment parenting: the directors of the twisted-family film Goodnight Mommy discuss working with children on scary material and dissect Austrian tendencies