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Toronto film fest: Big-screen gems, absent movie starsMonitor movie critic聽Peter Rainer navigates the Toronto film festival 鈥� and an industry still dealing with dual strikes 鈥� and is rewarded with a top-notch cinematic passport.
In 鈥楤etween Two Worlds,鈥� Juliette Binoche makes the invisible visibleThe undercover journalist in the film 鈥淏etween Two Worlds,鈥� loosely based on a true story, finds the hardship she expects from jobs with minimum pay. But she also discovers something else: friendship and joy.聽聽
First Look鈥楤arbie鈥� box office bash: Gerwig鈥檚 opening weekend shatters records鈥淏arbie鈥� broke the opening weekend record for 2023 and shattered the first-weekend record for a film directed by a woman. Box office sales surpassed director Greta Gerwig鈥檚 domestic grosses for her previous two films, 鈥淟ittle Women鈥� and 鈥淟ady Bird.鈥�
鈥極ppenheimer鈥�: An ambitious 鈥� and epic 鈥撀燾autionary tale鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� ignites questions and controversies about the morality of warfare and the limits of power.
Pretty in pink: In tonally uneven 鈥楤arbie,鈥� Robbie shines鈥淏arbie鈥� is both a flippy romp and a feminist outcry in shades of pastel pink.
AI, residuals, and lack of trust. Can Hollywood find a happy ending?What led to the first double strike of actors and writers in more than 60 years? Both sides point to a business model under severe strain even before the pandemic and a breakdown in trust.
First LookHollywood actors vote to join writers in strike after talks stallAfter discussions stalled between union leadership and the industry's major employers, the actors guild voted on Thursday to go on strike. The actors join Hollywood's writers, who have been on strike for two months, in the first joint strike in six decades.
Tom Cruise vs. AI: Can the last movie star defeat computer villain?With his latest blockbuster film, can Tom Cruise once again surmount the impossible and rescue moviegoing from its doomsday reckoning?
Raiders of the last ark: Ford dons the fedora one more timeThe latest 鈥� and last 鈥� Indiana Jones film, 鈥淒ial of Destiny,鈥� raises the question: Can we experience action-adventure movie heroism the way we used to?
From 鈥楾he Flash,鈥� reflections on the past, the future, and ourselvesAfter seeing the latest version of 鈥淭he Flash,鈥� our columnist considers what we all have the power and freedom to do: Change ourselves.聽
鈥楽tarting From Zero鈥�: After Afghanistan, piecing together a life againA documentary about Afghan evacuees offers a window on the challenges many migrants face 鈥� and the lengths to which they will go to survive and thrive.聽
鈥楢steroid City鈥�: Stars, galaxies, and the meaning of lifeThe latest movie from Wes Anderson features the ingenuity and absurdity he鈥檚 known for. But more so than his other recent films, this one is fused with an undercurrent of emotion.
First LookLights, camera, no action? Actors poised to join Hollywood strike.As the Hollywood writers strike enters its sixth week, actors represented by the union SAG-AFTRA have voted to authorize a strike of their own. The guild鈥檚 main demand is better pay, and it has given producers a June 30 deadline to renegotiate its contract.
Oh, what a web it weaves: 鈥楽pider-Verse鈥� spins a high-flying tale鈥淎cross the Spider-Verse鈥� doesn鈥檛 just challenge its most iconic phrase 鈥� it also challenges what we have seen in previous silver-screen incarnations of Spider-Man.
鈥楽hooting Stars鈥�: The stakes have always been high for LeBron JamesAs LeBron James contemplates when his decadeslong basketball career will end, a movie about his early life highlights the obstacles and choices he鈥檚 navigated from the start.
鈥楶ast Lives鈥� looks at childhood love, and what we leave behindWhat do past choices mean for future relationships? Celine Song鈥檚 graceful debut, 鈥淧ast Lives,鈥� offers emotional complexity as it explores what connects people over time.
Of mice, and men: New 鈥楢n American Tail鈥� brings Fievel to the stageThe Children鈥檚 Theatre Company in Minneapolis is revisiting the 1986 film classic, in a world premiere from Tony-winning playwright Itamar Moses.
Catcher and philosopher: Yogi Berra gets his dueWhen one of baseball鈥檚 greats seems to be overlooked, what鈥檚 the best way to correct that? The director of 鈥淚t Ain鈥檛 Over鈥� offers a documentary that looks fondly at famous Hall of Famer Yogi Berra.聽
As 鈥楪uardians of the Galaxy鈥� ends, Marvel keeps asking 鈥榃hat if?鈥�How has 鈥淕uardians of the Galaxy鈥� influenced diversity and creativity in Marvel offerings? Our commentator reflects on the legacy of the film trilogy as the last volume debuts in theaters.聽
Writers鈥� strike: Has the gig economy come for Hollywood?The first writers鈥� strike in 15 years comes down to an all-too-familiar dispute in Hollywood: How much are writers worth?
