In Review: 'The Little Mermaid,' 'About My Father'
Hollywood leans on past hits this week as Ariel the mermaid becomes part of a live-action world and Robert De Niro meets the parents.
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Tom Hanks’s Debut Novel is Sweet, Dull, and Weirdly Reassuring
The story of a behind-the-scenes look at the production of a superhero blockbuster doubles as a love letter to Hollywood's past while offering an optimistic view of its future.
In Review: 'Fast X,' 'Master Gardener'
The reportedly penultimate 'Fast & Furious' offers a tail of revenge while the latest from Paul Schrader explores a long, hard road to redemption.
Worst to Best: Éric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons
The auteur's quartet of '90s films recently resurfaced in restored prints on The Criterion Channel. They're all great, but we decided to rank them anyway.
In Review: 'BlackBerry,' 'The Starling Girl'
This week, character actors come out to shine in a lively yarn about a mobile phone phenomenon and a fine drama about coming of age in tight religious community.
#90 (tie): ‘Yi Yi’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
On the invisible and not-so-invisible artistry of Edward Yang's epic drama about a family in contemporary Taipei.