Hollywood Is Facing an Existential Crisis
The industry is confronting a grim future: What if theaters stay dark all year? What if people are too afraid to go back when cinemas reopen?
Film
The Pandemic Is Hitting One Part of Hollywood Especially Hard
“It’s like, we’re never going back. Things are never going to be the same.”
10 Perfect Films to Watch While Stuck at Home
Are you longing for human connection? Or looking to laugh for two hours? Here are the best movies for every social-distancing mood.
A Quick Guide to Streaming Movies While in Quarantine
You don’t have to wander the overwhelming vaults of Netflix and Hulu to find something to watch.
The Problem of the Pandemic Movie
The 1995 film Outbreak offers a narrow vision of heroism during an epidemiological crisis. That message is ill-suited to the realities of the coronavirus.
Say Goodbye to Movie Theaters
For now.
The Irresistible Drama of Becoming Who You Want to Be
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, his first set outside of Japan, showcases the great director’s signature theme.
A Deeply Personal Movie With a Pointed Political Message
Never Rarely Sometimes Always follows a teenager’s attempt to terminate her pregnancy in a sober, artful story that never feels like a polemic.
The Film That You Might Not Hear About but Have to See
First Cow, a quiet story of friendship on the American frontier, is one of the best movies of the year so far.
Ben Affleck Gives the Performance of His Career
In The Way Back, the actor puts aside his movie-star image and taps into a dark time in his life. The result is the best work he’s ever done.