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‘Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later’ Review: Trailblazers Revisited
Critic’s Pick This documentary from Daniel Peddle offers an update on the transmasculine people of color who participated in ballroom culture in the 1990s. Octavio Sanders in the documentary “Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later.”Credit...Showtime Documentary Films Nov.
‘Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later’ Review: Trailblazers Revisited
Critic’s Pick This documentary from Daniel Peddle offers an update on the transmasculine people of color who participated in ballroom culture in the 1990s. Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later NYT Critic’s Pick Directed by Daniel Peddle Documentary Not Rated 1h 20m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
Sensationalism at Sea
This thriller from the Spanish director Albert Pintó follows a pregnant refugee forced to survive in a shipping container adrift in the ocean. Nowhere Directed by Albert Pintó Drama, Thriller Not Rated 1h 49m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Disasters at sea have provided audiences with lurid thrills for hundreds of years, if not thousands.
‘Invisible Beauty’ Review: The Battle to Diversify
This documentary presents a vision of the fashion industry through the eyes of Bethann Hardison — a model, agent and champion of Black representation. The documentary “Invisible Beauty” presents a history of the modern fashion industry through the eyes of Bethann Hardison — an octogenarian model-turned-advocate whose life has acted as a proof of concept for Black style.
‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ Review: She’s Growing Up
Sandler family members (plus Idina Menzel) lean on each other in this Netflix comedy about growing up. Samantha Lorraine, second from left, as Stacy’s friend Lydia. From left, The Friedmans: Idina Menzel as Bree, Adam Sandler as Danny, Sunny Sandler as Stacy and Sadie Sandler as Ronnie, in “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.”Credit...Netflix Aug.
‘Mutt’ Review: Surviving Reconciliation
A newly out transgender man meets with his estranged father, his ex-boyfriend and his sister for the first time since his transition in this drama. Read More
‘Mutt’ Review: Surviving Reconciliation
Movies|‘Mutt’ Review: Surviving Reconciliation https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/movies/mutt-review.html A newly out transgender man meets with his estranged father, his ex-boyfriend and his sister for the first time since his transition in this drama. Lio Mehiel in “Mutt.”Credit...Mika Lungulov-Klotz/Quiltro LLC/Strand Releasing Aug.
‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ Review: A Patchwork Record of the Armenian Genocide
Critic’s Pick This standout documentary combines archival footage and animated re-enactments to share one survivor’s memories. A scene from the documentary that includes animation, “Aurora’s Sunrise.”Credit...Bars Media Films Aug. 10, 2023, 12:52 p.m. ET Aurora's Sunrise NYT Critic's Pick Directed by Inna Sahakyan Documentary, Animation Not Rated 1h 36m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘Kokomo City’ Review: Dispatches From the Down Low
The director D. Smith’s new documentary follows four Black transgender women, who talk about how they got into sex work. Koko Da Doll, one of the subjects of the new documentary “Kokomo City.”Credit...Magnolia Pictures July 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET Kokomo City Directed by D. Smith Documentary R 1h 13m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘Every Body’ Review: Celebrating the ‘I’ in L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+
In medical literature, intersex is a term used to describe individuals who are born with physical, chromosomal or hormonal characteristics that are consistent with both male and female sex traits. In the world, intersex people are the “I” in L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+, and they have built a community around common political interests. The warmly engaging documentary “Every Body” follows three interview subjects, all of whom are openly intersex.
‘Blue Jean’ Review: No Privacy in the Girls’ Locker Room
Critic’s Pick School bullying rattles the life of a closeted lesbian teacher in this accomplished period drama. Rosy McEwen in “Blue Jean.”Credit...Blue Jean Productions Ltd./Magnolia Pictures June 8, 2023, 2:00 p.m. ET Blue Jean NYT Critic's Pick Directed by Georgia Oakley Drama 1h 37m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘We Might as Well Be Dead’ Review: Housing by Neighborhood Watch
A single mother fights for her place in a dystopian high rise in this unfocused satire. Read More
‘We Might as Well Be Dead’ Review: Housing by Neighborhood Watch
A single mother fights for her place in a dystopian high rise in this unfocused satire. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘Monica’ Review: Mother and Daughter, Both Alike in Dignity
The characters in the family drama “Monica” are not a talkative bunch, at least not with each other. Monica (Trace Lysette) is a transgender woman who has learned, at great cost, what it means to be alone. She was expelled from her home by her mother, Eugenia (Patricia Clarkson), at a young age. Now she works as a massage therapist by day, and collects extra tips by doing video sex work. She endures with panache the indignities of other people’s interest, brushing off harassers with confident ease.
Chile '76
Directed by Manuela Martelli Release: 2022 Runtime: 95 Country: Chile, Argentina Language: Spanish with English subtitles Cast: Aline Kuppenheim, Nicolás Sepúlveda, Hugo Medina, Alejandro Goic Writer: Manuela Martelli, Alejandra Moffat Cinematographer: Yarará Rodríguez Set during the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, Chile ‘76 builds from quiet character study to gripping suspense thriller as it explores one woman’s precarious flirtation with political engagement. Carmen (Aline...
‘Chile ’76’ Review: Domestic Unease That Twists Into Intrigue
In 1973, the socialist government of Chile was overthrown by a military junta led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, with the backing of the United States. Thousands were killed, and hundreds of thousands fled the country under Pinochet’s dictatorship, which lasted for 17 years and was maintained through violence.
‘Four Quartets’ Review: Virtuosi in Verse
Ralph Fiennes delivers an animated performance of the T.S. Eliot works, but the film doesn’t quite succeed in bringing the stage into the cinema. Read More
‘Four Quartets’ Review: Virtuosi in Verse
Movies|‘Four Quartets’ Review: Virtuosi in Verse https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/movies/four-quartets-review.html Ralph Fiennes delivers an animated performance of the T.S. Eliot works, but the film doesn’t quite succeed in bringing the stage into the cinema. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘Twilight’ Review: Film Noir in the Hungarian Hills
A retired detective returns to his job to hunt down a child killer in this distinctive and Béla Tarr-influenced film. Read More
‘Twilight’ Review: Film Noir in the Hungarian Hills
Movies|‘Twilight’ Review: Film Noir in the Hungarian Hills https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/movies/twilight-review.html A retired detective returns to his job to hunt down a child killer in this distinctive and Béla Tarr-influenced film. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ Review: Faith as Flight Insurance
Movies|‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ Review: Faith as Flight Insurance https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/movies/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer-review.html A family receives impromptu flight lessons when their pilot dies in the middle of a chartered flight in this spiritually insincere action film. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘I’m an Electric Lampshade’ Review: My Accountant, the Pop Star
Movies|‘I’m an Electric Lampshade’ Review: My Accountant, the Pop Star https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/movies/im-an-electric-lampshade-review.html A 60-year-old retiree travels to the Philippines to follow his dreams of stardom in this documentary. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘Wildflower’ Review: The Parents Are All Right
Movies|‘Wildflower’ Review: The Parents Are All Right https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/movies/wildflower-review.html A snarky teenager navigates her loving but complicated relationship with two intellectually disabled parents in the coming-of-age comedy “Wildflower.” Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘The Year Between’ Review: An Easygoing Breakdown
Movies|‘The Year Between’ Review: An Easygoing Breakdown https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/movies/the-year-between-review.html In this warm dramedy, a family works together to create a stable routine after their college-age daughter is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Blue Jean
It wasn’t all that long ago when the LGBTQ+ community not only didn’t have legal protections for its rights, but also faced blatant discrimination against its constituents, prejudiced initiatives aimed at denying them equal treatment under the law and even subjecting them to lawfully sanctioned ostracism. This was true even in “civilized” and “progressive” societies like those found in North America and Europe.
‘Lonesome’ Review: Using Sex, Finding Intimacy
Movies|‘Lonesome’ Review: Using Sex, Finding Intimacy https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/movies/lonesome-review.html The Australian filmmaker Craig Boreham’s drama credibly depicts characters who feel most comfortable communicating through sex. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Josh Lavery, left, and Daniel Gabriel in “Lonesome.”Credit...Dean Francis/Dark Star Pictures Feb.
‘Sweetheart’ Review: A Seaside Crush
Movies|‘Sweetheart’ Review: A Seaside Crush https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/movies/sweetheart-review.html In this British coming-of-age film, a young lesbian stumbles through some important firsts. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Nell Barlow (AJ), left, and Ella-Rae Smith (Isla) in “Sweetheart.” On vacation, AJ’s boredom quickly dissipates when she meets Isla, a local lifeguard.Credit...Film Movement Feb.
‘Body Parts’ Review: Even Sex Scenes Have Rules
Movies|‘Body Parts’ Review: Even Sex Scenes Have Rules https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/movies/body-parts-review-even-sex-scenes-have-rules.html The documentary features performers and filmmakers discussing onscreen nudity and sex, but offers little on the subject of sexual exploitation. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘Kompromat’ Review: Escape From Siberia
Movies|‘Kompromat’ Review: Escape From Siberia https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/movies/kompromat-review.html In this thriller, a French diplomat takes to the road after being falsely imprisoned by Russian authorities. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Gilles Lellouche in “Kompromat.”Credit...Magnet Releasing Jan.
‘Nostalgia’ Review: Leave Now and Never Come Back
Movies|‘Nostalgia’ Review: Leave Now and Never Come Back https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/movies/nostalgia-review.html Critic’s Pick The Italian director Mario Martone creates an expressive, economic depiction of crime and longing in this drama about a man coming home to Naples. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Pierfrancesco Favino in “Nostalgia.”Credit...Mario Spada/Breaking Glass Pictures Jan.
‘The Seven Faces of Jane’ Review: One Movie, Eight Directors
Movies|‘The Seven Faces of Jane’ Review: One Movie, Eight Directors https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/movies/the-seven-faces-of-jane-review.html Gillian Jacobs’s blank slate protagonist floats through a series of encounters in this feature-length movie made up of short films. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘Nelly & Nadine’ Review: An Unlikely Love, an Unlikely Record
Movies|‘Nelly & Nadine’ Review: An Unlikely Love, an Unlikely Record https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/movies/nelly-and-nadine-review.html A family archive provides intimate records of a love affair that began between two women imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘To the End’ Review: Seeing Red While Left on Read
Movies|‘To the End’ Review: Seeing Red While Left on Read https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/movies/to-the-end-review.html This documentary follows climate activists and politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as they lobby for the Green New Deal. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Varshini Prakash in the documentary “To the End.”Credit...Amber Fares/Roadside Attractions Dec.
‘Framing Agnes’ Review: Transition, Center Stage
Movies|‘Framing Agnes’ Review: Transition, Center Stage https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/movies/framing-agnes-review.html The documentarian Chase Joynt stages re-enactments of midcentury medical interviews with transgender people. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Angelica Ross in “Framing Agnes,” directed by directed by Chase Joynt.Credit...Stephanie Owens/Kino Lorber Dec.
‘Flaming Ears’ Review: A Madcap Paradise Restored
Movies|‘Flaming Ears’ Review: A Madcap Paradise Restored https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/movies/flaming-ears-review.html A German experimental feature from the 1990s presents a post-apocalyptic world as an artist’s utopia. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Ursula Pürrer in “Flaming Ears.”Credit...Kino Lorber Nov.
‘Being Thunder’ Review: Dancing Alongside a Two-Spirit Teenager
Movies|‘Being Thunder’ Review: Dancing Alongside a Two-Spirit Teenager https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/movies/being-thunder-review.html A gentle documentary about a young person whose gender identity is woven through their life in a Rhode Island Indigenous community. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Sherenté Harris, as seen in “Being Thunder.”Credit...Film Movement Nov.
‘The Estate’ Review: No Good Will
Movies|‘The Estate’ Review: No Good Will https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/movies/the-estate-review.html Toni Collette and Anna Faris play sisters trying to weasel their way into their wealthy aunt’s will in this black comedy. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. From left, Anna Faris, Toni Collette and David Duchovny in “The Estate.”Credit...Alyssa Moran/Signature Entertainment Nov.
‘Please Baby Please’ Review: Hyper-Masculinity, on Its Head
Movies|‘Please Baby Please’ Review: Hyper-Masculinity, on Its Head https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/movies/please-baby-please-review-hyper-masculinity-on-its-head.html This 1950s satire from Amanda Kramer broadens the scope of the queer leather canon. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Karl Glusman and Andrea Riseborough in “Please Baby Please.”Credit...Music Box Films Oct.
‘My Policeman’ Review: Two Love Affairs, Equally Tragic
Movies|‘My Policeman’ Review: Two Love Affairs, Equally Tragic https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/movies/my-policeman-review.html A schoolteacher, her police officer husband and his lover deny each other romantic satisfaction in this dismal melodrama. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. David Dawson, Emma Corrin, and Harry Styles in “My Policeman.”Credit...Parisa Taghizadeh/Amazon Prime Video Oct.
‘Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle’ Review: Following Orders, for Decades
Movies|‘Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle’ Review: Following Orders, for Decades https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/movies/onoda-10000-nights-in-the-jungle-review.html Arthur Harari's film dramatizes the true story of a Japanese officer who continued the fight for 29 years after the Imperial Army’s surrender in World War II. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘The Good House’ Review: Expending Emotional Real Estate
Movies|‘The Good House’ Review: Expending Emotional Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/movies/the-good-house-review.html Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline star in a film that hides a story about alcoholism inside a soft focus romance. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in “The Good House.”Credit...Michael Tompkins/Courtesy of Roadside/Lionsgate Sept.
‘Carmen’ Review: You Will Live in Bliss
Movies|‘Carmen’ Review: You Will Live in Bliss https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/movies/carmen-review.html Critic’s Pick After her priest brother dies, a woman masquerades as a village’s irreverent new spiritual leader in this delightful drama. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Natascha McElhone, right, with Steven Love in “Carmen.”Credit... Good Deed Entertainment Sept.
‘See How They Run’ Review: An Agatha Christie Mystery Spoof
Unraveling a murder case backstage at a Christie play in 1950s London. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan in “See How They Run.”Credit...Parisa Taghizadeh/Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios Sept.
‘The Book of Delights’ Review: A Heady Romance
Movies|‘The Book of Delights’ Review: A Heady Romance https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/movies/the-book-of-delights-review.html A schoolteacher’s odyssey into erotic self-discovery and existential desire fuels this Brazilian drama, which is based on a novel by Clarice Lispector. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Simone Spoladore as Lóri and Javier Drolas as Ulisses in “The Book of Delights.”Credit...
‘Me Time’ Review: In Search of Lost Dad Jokes
Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg star in this boys’ night out comedy that fails to find its laughs. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg in “Me Time.”Credit...Saeed Adyani/Netflix Aug. 25, 2022, 9:00 p.m. ET Me Time Directed by John Hamburg Comedy R 1h 41m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘The Legend of Molly Johnson’ Review: Reclaiming the Australian Frontier
A stoic frontier woman harbors an Aboriginal fugitive in this earnest and didactic western. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Leah Purcell in “The Legend of Molly Johnson.”Credit...Samuel Goldwyn Aug.
‘Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story’ Review: Surviving the Grind
Movies|‘Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story’ Review: Surviving the Grind https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/movies/stay-on-board-the-leo-baker-story-review.html Critic’s Pick In this documentary, a professional skateboarder turns down the Olympics for the chance to live openly. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
‘Luck’ Review: Bad Day at the Fortune Factory Original
A young woman seeking a lucky penny for a child in foster care finds an entire magical world where luck is manufactured. Bob the cat (voiced by Simon Pegg) and Sam (voiced by Eva Noblezada) on a big adventure in “Luck,” directed by Peggy Holmes.Credit...Apple TV+ Aug. 4, 2022, 1:49 p.m. ET Luck Directed by Peggy Holmes Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy G 1h 45m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘Hypochondriac’ Review: A Mother of All Breakdowns Original
A son tries to escape the fate of his mom in this psychological thriller. Zach Villa in “Hypochondriac.”Credit...XYZ Films July 28, 2022, 10:11 a.m. ET Hypochondriac Directed by Addison Heimann Drama, Horror, Thriller Not Rated 1h 37m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. In the psychological thriller “Hypochondriac,” life and all its horrors begin with Mother.
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