Category: Movies

“Wonder Woman 1984” studio Warner Bros. is throwing a golden lasso around a new and controversial way of releasing movies in a sign of how dramatically the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the film distribution business. Warner Bros. announced Thursday it will release its entire slate of 2021 films — including potential blockbusters such as the… Continue reading Warner Bros. to release 2021 movies on HBO Max and in theaters

The traveler we first meet in a taxi to the Winter Palace hotel along the Nile looks calm, her baggy attire and placid appearance as she wanders an ancient Egyptian city suggesting someone comfortably in tourist mode. But Hana (Andrea Riseborough) is a British doctor on leave from the brutal realities of a war zone,… Continue reading ‘Luxor’ review: Andrea Riseborough as a woman on the mend

In the joyous and melancholic Danish dramedy “Another Round,” the images often express the characters’ own not-so-secret condition: a perpetual state of drunkenness. The camera stumbles alongside Martin (an outstanding Mads Mikkelsen) and his three closest small-town buddies as they head home after a long, well-liquored dinner. It lurches rambunctiously about the classroom where Martin,… Continue reading ‘Another Round’ review: Mads Mikkelsen stars in Danish dramedy

The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials. Fifty years after the film version of “Love Story” comes “All My… Continue reading ‘All My Life’ review: Till death do them part

This year couldn’t get much worse, so Warner Bros. has decided to extend the fun into the next one, announcing Thursday that it will release its 2021 movie slate simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, with only a 31-day run for the latter. Buy yourself a new couch, kids, ’cause you ain’t getting up… Continue reading Warner Bros.’ 2021 movies: What will debut on HBO Max?

The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials. Lawrence Michael Levine’s third feature, “Black Bear,” ends with an appropriate dedication:… Continue reading ‘Black Bear’ review: Intelligent meta-thriller stars Aubrey Plaza

‘Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan’ Though he’s hardly a household name, the Irish singer-songwriter is responsible for one of the best-known songs of our time: the controversial modern Christmas standard “Fairytale of New York,” which he co-wrote with Jem Finer of his band the Pogues, and which he sang alongside the… Continue reading Review: New music documentaries – Los Angeles Times

Craving a flick on the big screen? Here’s our latest rundown of new and classic movies playing at drive-ins, pop-ups or rooftops near you. We’ll update as new titles and showtimes are added. Arena Cinelounge Drive-in Parking lot, 1625 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood$40 per car; advance purchase required. arenascreen.com “Fat Man,” 6 and 8:05… Continue reading What’s playing at the drive-in: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

Jack Fincher retired from journalism right around the time his son, David, was moving from directing music videos for the likes of Madonna and George Michael to making his first feature film, “Alien 3.” Jack, a lifelong movie fan, told David he’d like to try writing a screenplay. David encouraged him to delve into the… Continue reading ‘Mank’ director David Fincher shares his movie memories

Seldom depicted on screen, Compton and other cities in southeast Los Angeles County enliven “La Leyenda Negra,” a bilingual coming-of-age drama with a refreshing slant on the dire immigration conundrum from Portuguese writer-director Patricia Vidal Delgado. Focused on Latino students (all of whom were cast from schools in the area), the politically minded indie film… Continue reading ‘La Leyenda Negra’ review: A Compton immigration tale