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What鈥檚 the best way to capture Leonard Bernstein?Dramatizing the life of a great artist can be fraught. The biopic 鈥淢aestro鈥� focuses on conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 personal life. But what of his art?
Battered Marvel finds an unexpected champion in 鈥楲oki鈥�Superhero films are not pulling people in the way they once did. But one Marvel TV offering 鈥� about an anti-hero who forms bonds that transform him 鈥� illustrates the importance of relationship-building, our columnist writes.聽
鈥楾he Holdovers鈥� offers a prep school Scrooge a shot at redemptionWhat makes people change? In 鈥淭he Holdovers,鈥� a teacher of ancient history faces his own past to find a way forward.聽
Escaping North Korea: 鈥楤eyond Utopia鈥� documents one path to freedomMost Westerners know little about North Korea or what it鈥檚 like to live in 鈥� or leave 鈥� the rigid country. 鈥淏eyond Utopia鈥� shows the lengths defectors are willing to go to experience freedom.聽聽
First LookMaster 'Flower Moon' filmmaker Scorsese says he鈥檚 still learning鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon,鈥� which opens Friday in theaters, is the latest feature of Martin Scorsese鈥檚 ambitious filmmaking. His passion for cinema as an art form is stronger than ever. 鈥淏ecause there is no limit. The limit is in yourself,鈥� he says.
鈥楩lower Moon鈥�: A true tale of oil, Native rights, and murderMartin Scorsese鈥檚 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� is聽an anti-Western Western with a grievous, true-crime story to tell.
Scenes from a marriage 鈥� at a breaking pointRiveting courtroom dramas offer more than legal machinations, argues Monitor film critic Peter Rainer. What makes 鈥淎natomy of a Fall鈥� a standout, he says, is its acting and insights into human nature.聽
Why AI stories are more about humans than about machinesRepresentations of artificial intelligence in popular culture help push society to think more about technology鈥檚 role 鈥� and which human values it reflects.聽
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.