Friday News Roundup - Domestic
One hour — or even 24 hours — might not be enough to wrap up this week's news.
Movies
A Missing Child, A Dying Marriage And A 'Loveless' Society
Russia's contender for a best foreign language film Oscar is a bleak and searing indictment of Russian society, told through the eyes of a rancorous married couple.
Ticket Sales For Marvel's 'Black Panther' Are Superhero-Sized
Advance ticket sales for super-hero movies are always super-sized, but even accounting for that, Marvel's Black Panther is breaking records. Civic groups have been buying out whole screenings so that African-American children can experience the film together.
'Early Man' Is A Mammoth Delight
In the age of digital animation, Nick Park and his team at Aardman are still animating with their actual digits; this lovingly made tale of a prehistoric soccer rivalry is full of charm.
In The Sexy, Silly 'Double Lovers,' A Woman Steps Through The Looking Glass
French director Francois Ozon's erotic thriller, an homage to the films of De Palma and Cronenberg, is all about mirrored surfaces, twinship and body horror.
In 'The Party,' The Bourgeois Get Petty
Writer-director Sally Potter zeroes in on the hypocrisy of the British chattering-class but her aim wanders, so the characters stay flat and the satire never kicks in.
Director Ryan Coogler Says 'Black Panther' Brought Him Closer To His Roots
The new film imagines an African nation, rich in minerals and unscarred by colonialism and slavery; Coogler says he traveled to the continent to dig into the question of what it means to be African.
Mythic 'Black Panther' Is A Momentous Event In Pop Culture History
As originally conceived in 1966, the Black Panther was an African king who fought crime in a high-tech panther suit. David Edelstein says Marvel's new film about the character was worth the wait.
Excitement Builds Ahead Of 'Black Panther' Opening
The movie has a black superhero, a mostly black cast and is set in a futuristic society in Africa. David Green talks to journalist Trey Johnson about why it has such meaning for many people of color.
Sony Apologizes For Making Fun Of Food Allergy In 'Peter Rabbit'
Sony's new film, Peter Rabbit, is being criticized for a scene in which a character is pelted with blackberries, to which he's allergic. Allergy advocacy groups criticized the scene and Sony has responded with an apology.