The Evolution of Dance Theatre of Harlem by Marina Harss, Sheldon Pearce, Jane Bua, Vince Aletti, Helen Shaw, Richard Brody, Inkoo Kang, Taran Dugal, Rachel Syme

Also: Rachel Syme on the latest in charms, the Chicago rapper Saba, turtle races in Bed-Stuy, Caspar David Friedrich paired with Schumann, and more.

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2025 Spring Culture Preview by Shauna Lyon, Sheldon Pearce, Helen Shaw, Jackson Arn, Marina Harss, Fergus McIntosh, Inkoo Kang, Richard Brody

What's happening this season in music, theatre, art, dance, movies, and television.

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The Theatrical Release of "Compensation" Is Cause for Celebration by Richard Brody

Zeinabu irene Davis's 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened.

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The 2025 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Made the List by Richard Brody

In a time of crisis, the Academy is offering a bulwark of humane consensus, though its blind spots remain.

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Ingrid Bergman in "Stromboli" and the Power of Nonprofessional Actors by Richard Brody

Roberto Rossellini's 1950 film exemplifies the fruitful creative tensions that can arise out of casting ordinary people alongside movie stars.

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Review: Jordan Peele's "Us" Is a Colossal Cinematic Achievement by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews the horror movie "Us," written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elisabeth Moss.

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"Bathtubs Over Broadway," Reviewed: Can a Musical Sponsored by a Toilet Manufacturer Be a Work of Art? by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "Bathtubs Over Broadway," a documentary by Dava Whisenant that examines the industrial musical"plays produced by corporations for their employees to enjoy at nationwide…

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What to Stream This Weekend: The Best Version of "A Star Is Born" by Richard Brody

Richard Brody writes about the four versions of the film "A Star is Born""from 1937, 1954, 1976, and 2018"and recommends three for streaming, in addition to the 1932 film "What Price Hollywo…

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The Real Subject of Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born" Is the Star Power of Bradley Cooper by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "A Star Is Born," directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Cooper and Lady Gaga.

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Review: "The Spy Who Dumped Me" Is the Best Secret-Agent Movie in Theatres Right Now by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "The Spy Who Dumped Me," directed by Susanna Fogel and starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon.

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"The Greatest Showman" and the Far More Fascinating Life of P. T. Barnum by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "The Greatest Showman," about the life of P. T. Barnum, directed by Michael Gracey and starring Hugh Jackman.

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What to See in Theatres This Weekend: "Blade Runner 2049," "The Meyerowitz Stories," and More by Richard Brody

Richard Brody and Anthony Lane review films currently in theatres, including "Blade Runner 2049," "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)," and more.

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What to See in Movie Theatres This Week: "The Florida Project," "Faces Places," and More by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review films currently in theatres, including "Blade Runner 2049," "The Florida Project," "Faces Places," and more.

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What to See in Theatres This Weekend: "Mother!," "Battle of the Sexes," and More by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review movies currently in theatres, including "Mother!," "Battle of the Sexes," and more.

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What to See in Movie Theatres This Weekend: "It," "The Unknown Girl," and More by Richard Brody

Richard Brody and Anthony Lane review films currently in theatres, such as "It," "The Unknown Girl," "The Limehouse Golem," and more.

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What to See in Movie Theatres This Weekend, September 1, 2017 by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review the movies currently in theatres, including "I Do . . . Until I Don's," "Marjorie Prime," "Logan Lucky," and more.

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What to See in Movie Theatres the Weekend of August 25, 2017 by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody offer suggestions and reviews for movies in theatres this weekend, including "Logan Lucky" and "Beach Rats."

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What to Stream This Weekend: Five Movies That Are Almost Musicals by Richard Brody

Richard Brody recommends five films to stream this weekend, such as "American Gigolo," starring Richard Gere, which is available on HBO Go.

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Revisiting Sonny Rollins's Score for "Alfie," a Musical Masterwork That Transcended the Film by Richard Brody

The attention paid to movie scores"particularly in concert halls, where they're often played live to accompany screenings"doesn't, for the most part, serve movies any better than music. It's…

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The Empty Exertions of "La La Land" by Richard Brody

The director Damien Chazelle's notion of artistic power isn't merely inseparable from his notion of will power; it's the very embodiment of it"louder, faster, and alone are his standards of …

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What Michael Moore Understands About Hillary Clinton by Richard Brody

"Michael Moore in TrumpLand" isn't quite the film that I expected it to be, and that's all to the good. Moore is, of course, a genius of political satire, deploying his persona"as a populist…

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Movie of the Week: "Grey Gardens" by Richard Brody

Movies change over the years. Decades ago, I saw "Grey Gardens" as a story of a festering delusion of the American aristocracy and the closed circles of high society decaying into inanition …

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Trapped in an Artistic Life by Richard Brody

Noah Baumbach, whose new film "While We're Young" opens this weekend, has become the master of a genre unto himself: the personal counterfactual. In "Greenberg" and "Frances Ha," and now onc…

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The Revelations of "Don Giovanni" at the Met by Richard Brody

The current production of "Don Giovanni" at the Metropolitan Opera, running through March 6th, is the opera of the moment, a profoundly political and moral vision that's as much of our time …

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How Critics Have Failed Female Filmmakers by Richard Brody

I heartily agree with Manohla Dargis that there must be more female filmmakers, but her recent piece in the Times calling for changes to the industry buries the lead. Midway through…

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