Film
In "The Gatekeepers," six former heads of Shin Bet, Israel’s FBI, describe the good, the bad, and the ugly of their job.
Argo Before Argo
"Wag the Dog" was the Hollywood Satire Ben Affleck Should Have Made
Wag the Dog was the Hollywood satire Ben Affleck should have made
A German film and Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut, reviewed.
The Auteur of Unease
What Kathryn Bigelow understands about the war on terror that no other director does
Kathryn Bigelow's war movies shy away from big messages. That's why they capture the post-9/11 mood so well.
Hollywood Can't Handle Gay Sex
Tinseltown supports LGBT rights everywhere but the big screen.
Tinseltown supports LGBT rights everywhere but the big screen.
Inside an Italian prison, inmates perform Shakespeare in Ceasar Must Die; Senegalese men fight their way to Spain in The Pirogue.
Not Every Scandal Needs a Movie
The Only Good Lance Armstrong Film Would Star Lance Himself
The prospect of seeing Al Pacino play Joe Paterno, or anyone play Lance Armstrong, is reason enough to give up the film critic business.
Citizen Alec
Forget Clooney. Alec Baldwin is America's most believable celebrity liberal. Here's why.
Not so long ago, Alec Baldwin was a washed up star. He reinvented himself without changing a bit. And, in the process, became Hollywood's most believeable star.
In 1990, when I saw a documentary about the Guarneri Quartet, I concluded that all of us who are not members of a quartet have wasted our lives. The film made it seem that playing in a quartet is the most continually progressive and congenial way to spend a life in art. At last comes another film about a quartet, this time fictional. Musically, it isn’t in a class with the documentary, but it investigates other aspects that result from their long union.
'Parade’s End': Ford Madox Ford’s Masterpiece Comes to the Screen
'Downton Abbey' for grown-ups
Imagine the production values of “Downton Abbey,” but aimed at a grown-up audience.
