“Lost Chapters” Weaves Literary Mysteries Into Family Bonds
Richard Brody reviews “Lost Chapters,” the first feature film by the Venezuelan director Lorena Alvarado.
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admin “Remake” Confronts a Father’s Grief and a Filmmaker’s Responsibility
Richard Brody reviews the documentarian Ross McElwee’s new feature, an anguished reflection on the life and death of his son,…
Éric Rohmer’s Novel “Élisabeth” Is a Precocious Literary Triumph
Before he had any interest in movies, Rohmer was a writer, and his 1946 début is a fine-grained vision of…
“Couture,” Reviewed: Angelina Jolie Faces Trouble with Style
Richard Brody’s review of “Couture.” The new melodrama, starring Jolie as a movie director, treats the Paris fashion world as…
In “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg Steps Out from Behind the Curtain
Richard Brody writes about “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg’s tale of aliens on Earth and the coverup of their presence, starring…
“Mudville,” Reviewed: An Atlanta Filmmaker’s Expansive D.I.Y. Family Drama
Richard Brody reviews “Mudville,” by Adam Pinney, who made the movie on a five-hundred-dollar budget and cast his own wife…
“The Little Sister,” Reviewed: an Intellectual Yet Passionate Coming-Out Drama
Richard Brody reviews “The Little Sister,” directed by Hafsia Herzi and starring Nadia Melliti in her début role.
The Hollow Trickery of “The Wizard of the Kremlin”
Richard Brody on Olivier Assayas’s film “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” starring Paul Dano, about an adviser to Vladimir Putin.