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In ‘Babylon,’ Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie share billing with poop, vomit and over-the-top spectacle

Self-indulgent, stomach-churning epic from director Damien Chazelle offers little insight on 1920s Hollywood.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 21, 2022

Review: The Silent Film Era Roars Again in ‘Babylon’

“Perhaps the ballyhoo meant nothing,” Kevin Brownlow wrote in his defining history of the silent film era, “The Parade’s Gone By…” It’s probably true that even avid moviegoers have increasingly drifted away from the films of what Brownlow called, with good reason, “the richest in cinema’s history.” In 1952, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 21, 2022

Oscars 2023: 10 women directors deserving attention

Shortly after the Golden Globes nominations were announced earlier this month, the advocacy group Women in Film took to social media, decrying the "shocking" omission of critically acclaimed female directors, citing Sarah Polley ("Women Talking"), Gina Prince-Bythewood ("The Woman King"), Chinonye Chukwu ("Till") and Maria Schrader ("She Said").

Los Angeles Times · Dec 21, 2022

The film quiz of the year! What was Timothée Chalamet’s secret – and why did Tom Hanks disappoint his fans?

From award-winning performances to politics and controversial awards shows, how closely were you watching the movie business this year?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2022

The Queen of Spades review – thrillingly addictive tale of gambling and sin

Thorold Dickinson’s 1949 Pushkin adaptation is a glorious melodrama about an ambitious Russian military officer and a countess who sold her soul to the devil in exchange for the secrets of a card game

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2022

Oscar-winning Iranian Filmmaker Backs Alidoosti

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Tuesday urged the release of Taraneh Alidoosti, who has starred in four of his films, after the actor's arrest for supporting the three-month protest movement. Alidoosti, 38, was arrested on Saturday, official media said, after making a string of social media posts supporting the protests…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 21, 2022

'Babylon' review: Damien Chazelle's latest takes excess to a new level

Damien Chazelle's sprawling "Babylon" is the flip side to his 2016 hit "La La Land." Both are movies about movies, set primarily in Los Angeles and focus on characters who dream. But where "La La Land" was all lightness, a gentle valentine to love and hope and the larger-than-life way…

Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022

Cate Blanchett will play any role to be in a Guillermo del Toro film – even a monkey called ‘Garbage’

Even if it means giving her voice to a squawking animated monkey in his newest film ‘Pinocchio’

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' review: The radical reinvention Shrek needs has arrived

'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' is the radical reinvention the Shrek franchise has needed.

Inverse · Dec 20, 2022

The best movies of 2022 — and where to find them

The movies returned at something close to full force this year. COVID masks all but vanished from multiplex crowds, and from the audiences at the press screenings I attended (though I kept mine handy). Sundance did cancel its in-person screenings for the second January in a row, thanks to the…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022