Movies Update: The Best American Latino Movies and More

Plus, a first look at Chadwick Boseman's final film.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story October 2, 2020 By Mekado Murphy Movies Editor Hey, movie fans! Here’s what’s happening in movies. Kyle Buchanan gave us a first look at Chadwick Boseman’s final film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” while Boseman’s brothers shared their remembrances of the actor. For National Hispanic Heritage Month, Carlos Aguilar did a great survey of must-watch films centered on American Latino protagonists. With movie theaters continuing to reopen along with other cultural institutions, we weighed the risks of returning and precautions to take. And still, the most high-profile movie currently playing in theaters is “Tenet.” Nicolas Rapold spoke with some of Nolan’s regular collaborators about how they help pull off his technical feats. Plus, Wesley Morris looked back at a year when the box office was robust, 1988, to discuss the pull of movies like “Die Hard” and “Cocktail.” Out this week in theaters is the latest from a Coppola (Sofia), “On the Rocks” and a Cronenberg (Brandon), “Possessor.” Both are Critics’ Picks along with the Kirsten Johnson documentary hybrid “Dick Johnson is Dead.” On streaming is Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem biopic, “The Glorias” (watch the Anatomy of a Scene), and the new Netflix film adaptation of “The Boys in the Band.” Enjoy the movies! Illustration by Ricardo Santos; From left: George Ballis/Take Stock (“Dolores”); Film Collaborative (“Mosquita Y Mari”); Mykwain Gainey/Motion Film Group (“Gun Hill Road”); Netflix (“Mucho Mucho Amor”) The American Latino Experience: 20 Essential Films Since 2000 In Hollywood, Hispanic stories usually mean ones from other countries. The features and documentaries on this list explore U.S. lives that deserve the spotlight, too. By Carlos Aguilar A24 Critic’s Pick ‘On the Rocks’ Review: Daddy Dearest and His Late Bloomer In Sofia Coppola’s latest, Rashida Jones plays a woman worried about her marriage. Who’s she gonna call? Bill Murray, a.k.a. Dad. By Manohla Dargis Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Hulu, Amazon and More in October Every month, subscription streaming services add a new batch of titles to their libraries. Here are our picks for October. By Noel Murray The 50 Best TV Shows and Movies to Watch on Disney+ Right Now The Disney streaming platform has hundreds of movie and TV titles, drawing from its own deep reservoir classics and from Star Wars, Marvel and more. These are our favorites. By Scott Tobias The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now Movies upon movies await, and you don't even have to drill down to find them. By Jason Bailey MOVIE REVIEWS Netflix   Critic’s Pick ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Review: A Father’s Painful, Funny Goodbye With the help of her father, the documentary filmmaker Kirsten Johnson made a surprising, endearing movie about his death. By Manohla Dargis Dan McFadden/Roadside Attractions   ‘The Glorias’ Review: Hear Them Roar Various incarnations of Gloria Steinem take to the road in this reverential biopic. By Jennifer Szalai Scott Everett White/Netflix, via Associated Press   ‘The Boys in the Band’ Review: How Far Have We Come, Really? This provocative work is again revived, now for Netflix with an all-star cast including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer and Andrew Rannells. By Glenn Kenny Neon   Critic’s Pick ‘Possessor’ Review: It’s by a Cronenberg, but Not the One You Think The assassin in this film by Brandon Cronenberg weaponizes the human mind and body of an unsuspecting stranger who has access to her target. By Glenn Kenny Showtime   ‘Kingdom of Silence’ Review: A Spotlight on Jamal Khashoggi Rick Rowley’s documentary looks back at the journalist’s career in all its contours and contradictions against a backdrop of changing geopolitics. By Ben Kenigsberg IFC Films   ‘A Call to Spy’ Review: A Resistance Led by Women Some tough agents help Winston Churchill take on the Nazis. By Lovia Gyarkye Vertical Entertainment   ‘The Great American Lie’ Review: Another Interpretation of the Dream Scholars, activists, politicians and real people illustrate the national economic abyss. By Teo Bugbee Olczyk Jurgen/Menemsha Films   ‘The Keeper’ Review: Accepting an Enemy as a Teammate A former member of the Hitler Youth who fought for the Nazis in World War II became a soccer star in England. By Ben Kenigsberg Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT ANATOMY OF A SCENE Roadside Attractions   Anatomy Of A Scene How Julie Taymor Brings Visual Flair to ‘The Glorias’ The director discusses a scene from her film about the life of Gloria Steinem, featuring Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander. By Mekado Murphy NEWS & FEATURES First Look: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Opposite Boseman in his final film, Davis delivers a star turn in another August Wilson adaptation produced by Denzel Washington, this time directed by George C. Wolfe. By Kyle Buchanan When Latinos Saw Themselves Onscreen: ‘It Was Exhilarating’ For some it was “Selena”; for another, Bruce Lee. Latino actors and filmmakers share the surprising moments when they felt seen onscreen. By Carlos Aguilar ‘Chad and Not Chadwick’: How the Bosemans Remember a Superstar To his brothers and his hometown in Anderson, S.C., the “Black Panther” actor, who died in August at age 43, was a friend who tried his best. “His best was incredible,” his brother Kevin said. By Christina Morales When Life Looks Like a Wes Anderson Movie An Instagram platform, now a book, documents real-life settings that look like frames from the director’s movies. By Alexandra Lange CRITICS’ PICKS critic’s pick ‘American Murder: The Family Next Door’ Review: Tragedy Reconstructed The Watts murders are revisited in this devastating Netflix documentary about marriage, social media and violence against women. By Bilal Qureshi Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Louder A once-a-week blast of pop music coverage, including album reviews, interviews with artists and playlists curated by our critics. Sign up How are we doing? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. 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