Topics for the water cooler and then some
May 8, 2020
By Kyle Buchanan
Hey, movie fans. Are you in need of more titles for a stay-at-home watch? There are a few new films coming out this week, including Netflix’s Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming,” the gang-war drama “Blue Story,” as well as “Spaceship Earth,” which chronicles the unique experiment of Biosphere 2.
Meanwhile, Manohla Dargis continues her quarantine rewatch of classic musicals, this time running down 1940s song-and-dance vehicles like “Stormy Weather” and “Meet Me in St. Louis.” If you’re in the mood for something a little lengthier — well, OK, a lot lengthier — A.O. Scott tackled “1900” (five hours) and J. Hoberman watched “Dr. Mabuse the Gambler” (a mere four and a half). Or maybe you’d rather spend that time on movies that are about to vanish from Netflix? A perverse pandemic rewatch of “Outbreak” is only offered by the streamer until the end of May …
20th Century Fox
The jumpin’ jive glories of old Hollywood musicals lift us out of the everyday one tap, leap and irresistible beat at a time.
By Manohla Dargis
STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS
New Line Cinema/Photofest
Catch these great titles while you can. Chances are, you’ll have a little more time this month than usual to watch them.
By Jason Bailey
In strange times, the unorthodox matriarchs of these movies may be may be just what we need (well, maybe not the killer mom).
By Erik Piepenburg
Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.
By Maya Salam
Tania Franco Klein for The New York Times
Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu lead an international cast in Bertolucci’s bloody, sexy “1900.” Call it Marxism for movie lovers.
By A.O. Scott
Don’t think the silent 4½-hour “Dr. Mabuse the Gambler” is for you? It’s shockingly contemporary, and can be binge-watched or seen in chapters. You have time. Give it a try.
By J. Hoberman
MOVIE REVIEWS
Netflix
This Netflix documentary shows a familiar, albeit more carefree, former first lady.
By Lovia Gyarkye
Neon
This new documentary gets the inside story on what happened when eight people sealed themselves in a titanic terrarium.
By Ben Kenigsberg
Nick Wall/Paramount Pictures
The feature debut of the writer-director Rapman began as a 2014 series on YouTube.
Tony Rivetti/Orion Pictures
A suburban fashionista falls for a Hollywood punk in this remake of the cult 1983 rom-com.
By Natalia Winkelman
Lionsgate
Clark Duke’s film takes an unusual perspective on a familiar genre but is weighed down by its dull, uneven pace.
By Devika Girish
John Wallace/Brainstorm Media
The decay of the American Rust Belt provides a backdrop for a factory worker’s transformation in this occasionally maudlin drama.
By Teo Bugbee
Strand Releasing
Chiara Mastroianni lights up Christophe Honoré’s fantastical comedy about middle-age love and regret.
By Glenn Kenny
Rewind to Fast-Forward Productions
In a disturbingly personal documentary, a filmmaker looks back on his experience of being sexually abused as a child.
NEWS & FEATURES
Set in the 1940s, the series envisions an alternate history for women of color in the movies. Harrier talked about what she learned from the role — and what it was like to wear those amazing clothes.
By Candice Frederick
NASA
The head of NASA said the agency is working with the “Mission: Impossible” star on a new film aboard the International Space Station.
By Kenneth Chang
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel, via Associated Press
“Our businesses have been hugely impacted,” the company’s C.E.O. said after quarterly profit dropped more than 90 percent. And that was for a period only partly upended by the coronavirus.
By Brooks Barnes
CRITICS’ PICKS
Sven Arnstei/IFC Films
Beanie Feldstein rocks as a nerdy high schooler who transforms into a music critic in this clever comedy.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
Breaking Glass Pictures
Talia Balsam gets a rare chance to shine in a lead role in this sharp domestic drama, playing a woman who learns of her partner’s second family.
FilmRise
A young boy and his mother find kindness and friendship from an aging veteran, played by Brian Dennehy in one of his final roles.
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