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.
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Bio-Doc-O-Rama!
An influx of documentaries about Brooke Shields, Judy Blume, Michael J. Fox and Little Richard offer a chance to reflect on the possibilities and limitations of the form.
#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.
In Review: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' 'R.M.N.'
In theaters this week: a film about a team of cosmic adventurers and a sadly universal story of xenophobia.
‘Owning Mahowny’ at 20: Rolling the Dice with Philip Seymour Hoffman
In an early lead role, Philip Seymour Hoffman explored the mysterious compulsions of a banker who embezzled money to fuel his gambling addiction.
In Review: 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret,' 'The Eight Mountains'
This week, a sixth-grade girl comes of age awkwardly in a lovely adaptation of a Judy Blume classic and two boys who meet in the Italian Alps grow up and apart (and together) again.