In 1971, actor/director Woody Allen made “Bananas,” a movie lampooning a dictator’s takeover of the mythical South American country of San Marcos.

In a close-up portrait of an intolerably contemptuous woman, the veteran director returns to his miserabilist comic mode.

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Smithfield Foods' CEO says he hopes that everything the company has done to make working in its plants more attractive ever ...

Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning. By Alissa Wilkinson Mel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark ...

Greece soccer great Mimis Domazos, who captained the Panathinaikos team at the 1971 European Cup final, has died at age 83.

Watch the sunset from Cunningham Lake on May 29, 2024 If you’ve ever wanted to take a dead-of-winter swim in subfreezing ...

A post-apocalyptic movie is any movie that takes place after the fall of civilization — due to a nuclear war, another event that wipes out much of humanity, or any other cataclysmic event.

Looking for new ways to get students reading and responding to nonfiction? Try these exercises for discussion, writing and speaking. By Peggy Dimock Lead poisoning can cause lower I.Q.s ...

Emilia Pérez first premiered at the May 2024 Cannes Film Festival and has become a gradual global sensation. Directed and written by Jacques Audiard, the film earned multiple nominations at the ...

December 10, 2024 • Our critics gather together their favorite films and TV shows of 2024. You can search by genre and where you can see it. January 24, 2025 • In Steven Soderbergh's ...