Paris And A Perilous Marriage 'In The Shadow Of Women'
Director Phillipe Garrel may seem to be making one of those French films that slowly ponders daily life, but in fact, he's packing the undoing of a marriage into 70 minutes.
Movie Reviews
'The Benefactor' Finds A Wealthy Man Emotionally Broke
Writer-director Andrew Renzi uses the skills of Richard Gere to deftly draw a man whose wealth doesn't fully explain his inability to function with other people.
Faking The Fake Moon Landing Brings Surprisingly Few Laughs
The dopey comedy Moonwalkers wastes a potentially amusing premise imagining that a legend about Stanley Kubrick faking the moon landing was true — sort of.
The Fog Of War Collides With The Fog Of Michael Bay In '13 Hours'
Bay's new film presents the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya from the perspective of military contractors. Critic David Edelstein says 13 Hours is a "ham-handed but ... generally effective portrait."
In 'Anesthesia,' Separate Threads That Take Too Long To Be Joined
Sam Waterston stars in this ensemble piece that frustratingly refuses to reveal connections between its many stories until it's too late to engage viewers.
For 2 Men, A Search For 'Treasure'
Romanian writer-director Corneliu Porumboiu follows two men using a metal detector to find riches a family once buried.
A Trip No Young Person Should Take In 'Lamb'
Writer-director Ross Partridge also stars in this story of a man who, for reasons of his own, fixates on a young girl he meets in a parking lot.
Animation Pairs With Soul-Crushing Isolation In 'Anomalisa'
The new film by Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman uses stop-motion animation to tell a quasi-love story. Critic David Edelstein calls Anomalisa amazing — but also creepy and, ultimately, unsatisfying.
Fresh Air Weekend: Our Critics Pick The Best TV, Books, Movies And Music Of 2015
David Bianulli picks the best TV shows of the year. Short books dominate Maureen Corrigan's best book list. David Edelstein recommends the year's best films. Ken Tucker assesses the best music of '15.
'Anomalisa' Is A Charlie Kaufman Movie Featuring Puppets. Yes, It's Weird
NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Anomalisa, the latest weirdness from the writer of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.