Movies

The actor announced his return to Marvel’s superhero movie franchise five years after ending his long run as Iron Man.

By Johnny Diaz

The new installment draws on decades of Marvel and X-Men history. It helps to know the back stories ahead of time.

By Christopher Kuo

A Lincoln Center retrospective puts the spotlight on midcentury movies aimed at the masses that continue to influence filmmakers.

By Carlos Aguilar

The director Shawn Levy narrates a sequence from his film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

By Mekado Murphy

Few critics could deny that the highly anticipated super spectacle, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, has its charms — but most left wanting more.

By Reggie Ugwu

In this Chinese police procedural, directed by Wei Shujun, solutions are murkier than they first appear.

By Ben Kenigsberg

Based on the life of an Iranian German drug dealer and rapper, Fatih Akin’s interminable drama feels uncomfortably partial to its violent subject.

By Jeannette Catsoulis

This raunchy comedy features Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally on a bachelorette weekend.

By Amy Nicholson

This documentary chronicles the reboot and reopening in Las Vegas of the acrobatic show “O,” which shutdown during the pandemic.

By Glenn Kenny

Opening-weekend estimates have been a Hollywood fixture since the 1980s. But surveys of moviegoers can fail to capture those who infrequently visit the theater.

By Reggie Ugwu

“The Linguini Incident,” a low-budget ’90s film directed by Richard Shepard and featuring Bowie and Rosanna Arquette, makes its way to Blu-ray in a director’s cut.

By Jason Bailey

The author of humorous short stories finds emotional connections in tales that engage with tech. But he’s more interested in the ties between humans.

By Jason Zinoman

For special presentations of that blockbuster and others, companies like CJ 4DPlex have turned splashing and shaking moviegoers into a lucrative art.

By Neima Jahromi

A new Faye Dunaway documentary wants to turn us from gossips into cheerleaders.

By Dina Gachman

When one quick call can eliminate danger and undermine screams, filmmakers have to figure out a workaround. Sometimes it can even deepen a story.

By Rich Juzwiak

The wisecracking semi-hero is back, but now he’s part of a bigger universe.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Bibliophiles and film fans leafed through hundreds of books that once belonged to the eminent editor Robert Gottlieb.

By Alex Vadukul

Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature and new movies from Luca Guadagnino and Pablo Larraín will also debut at this year’s event.

By Alex Marshall

“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” has been woefully neglected. Maybe it was the culottes? But it will fill the “Barbie”-size hole in your summer.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Robert De Niro thanked President Biden, Spike Lee praised Vice President Kamala Harris and Aaron Sorkin backed her (not Mitt Romney) for the top of the ticket.

By Matt Stevens

The film was a global phenomenon and seemed to herald a new era of embracing stories by, about and for women.

By Nicole Sperling

As a comic book series to honor the Turtles’ 40th anniversary debuts, here’s a look back at their milestones.

By George Gene Gustines

The actress, nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe for her performance in “Roots,” is still going strong with appearances in the TV series “Fallout” and the upcoming movie “Deadpool & Wolverine.”

By Leigh-Ann Jackson

The organization, and its influential film festival, may stay in Park City, Utah, or move to another location like Atlanta or Cincinnati.

By Nicole Sperling

This month’s picks include Swedish evildoers, South Korean warrior-ghosts and a devil stalking the American frontier.

By Erik Piepenburg

The original ‘Twister’ ushered in a new era of fascination with tornadoes. Its follow-up may have even bigger ambitions.

By Judson Jones and Reto Sterchi

The screenwriters of “Fly Me to the Moon” say they emphasized the facts of the Apollo 11 landing, but experts worry that clips can be misused.

By Annie Aguiar

The director Lee Isaac Chung narrates a sequence from the film featuring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, in which a building is leveled by a tornado.

By Mekado Murphy

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

By The New York Times

“Skywalkers” and “Mountain Queen” are strong entries in a genre with great appeal to viewers who themselves might prefer to be sitting.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Lee Isaac Chung narrates a sequence from his film, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell.

By Mekado Murphy

She starred in kung fu movies from the modern origins of the form in midcentury Hong Kong to the worldwide breakout “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

By Alex Traub

Harry Connick Jr. stars as a cranky rocker who returns to Cyprus, the home of the love who inspired a signature hit.

By Lisa Kennedy

The renowned Harlem theater will be the first institution to receive the honor. Artists being recognized are Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Grateful Dead.

By Annie Aguiar

The director Levan Akin is worried that his latest film, “Crossing,” will inflame tensions around L.G.B.T. visibility in the post-Soviet nation.

By Carmen Gray

An obnoxious inventor wreaks havoc on an upstate honeymoon in Chris Skotchdopole’s tepid psychological thriller.

By Erik Piepenburg

This muddled film, based on a true story, chronicles the origins of the French champagne house Veuve Clicquot.

By Beatrice Loayza

This documentary about the work of Robert Putnam, who wrote “Bowling Alone,” argues that Americans can save democracy by becoming joiners.

By Natalia Winkelman

A haunted house, a blind psychic and a suspicious death fuel this flawed yet fun supernatural thriller.

By Jeannette Catsoulis

In a frustrating documentary, the journalist Ibrahim Nash’at shows the Taliban after American troops left Afghanistan.

By Ben Kenigsberg

In Levan Akin’s fascinating drama, two strangers connect in Istanbul.

By Amy Nicholson

What if the star of “The Matrix” worked with a sci-fi novelist to tell the story of an 80,000-year-old warrior who can rip people’s arms off but struggles with loneliness?

By Alexandra Alter

Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 hit — and times sure have changed.

By Alissa Wilkinson

A skillfully directed Japanese mystery dips into the strangeness of dementia for those who stand by and watch.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Lawyers for the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, are seizing on a judge’s dramatic dismissal of the actor’s case to argue for her release from prison.

By Julia Jacobs

The 20 recipients, including a Broadway composer, a Marvel video game voice actress and a three-time Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, are the initiative’s final cohort.

By Sarah Bahr

“Bando Stone & the New World,” his new album due Friday, tells a story about the potential end of the world — and the conclusion of his pseudonymous musical project.

By Reggie Ugwu

The sequel stars a teenage Sophie (Chloe Coleman), who goes on a school trip to Italy with J.J. (Dave Bautista) as her burly chaperone.

By Glenn Kenny

The French filmmaker’s confident third feature has been largely overlooked. Thankfully, a newly restored version is getting its first New York run since 1992.

By J. Hoberman

The creators of clips about Swann Arlaud (“Anatomy of a Fall”) and others have found a way to make cinephilia a communal experience in the digital age.

By Esther Zuckerman

An Oscar-nominated father-daughter drama and a stop-motion dramedy are among the best movies hiding in the corners of your subscription streaming services.

By Jason Bailey

The 2020 film generally follows the book about the Republican vice presidential nominee’s formative years. But there are significant differences.

By Christopher Kuo

The studio said Sabra, a Mossad agent in comic books, will be “a high-ranking U.S. government official” in its next Captain America movie.

By Marc Tracy

A festival that celebrates the 1958 film “The Blob” held its 25th annual gathering in Phoenixville, Pa., where much of the movie was shot.

By Emmett Lindner and Michelle Gustafson

Letitia Wright, the “Black Panther” actor and an executive producer of “Sound of Hope,” had posted her frustration with people using the film for “divisive political purposes.”

By Marc Tracy

The filmmaker, who is the son of the “Psycho” star Anthony Perkins, discusses horror inspirations, his father’s legacy, evil dolls and working with Nicolas Cage.

By Erik Piepenburg

The two friends have learned a lot about being the stewards of major pop-culture characters, an education that led them to “Deadpool & Wolverine.”

By Kyle Buchanan

Her career unfolded in three phases: as the creator of costumes for movies like “Chinatown,” as a studio executive and as a producer, largely with her friend Goldie Hawn.

By Richard Sandomir

She was married to John Belushi until his fatal drug overdose in 1982. She went on to celebrate his comic talent in books and a documentary.

By Clay Risen

This month’s picks include relationship problems and quirky revenge stories.

By Robert Daniels

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

By The New York Times

Four picks across television, film and podcasting that highlight a fundamental human fear: complete lack of control.

By Maya Salam

“Made in England” is an essay film about the artists whose passion and cinematography deeply influenced the American director.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Alongside Colman Domingo and Paul Raci, ex-inmates shot “Sing Sing” in a decommissioned correctional facility. Then came the screening in the actual prison.

By Rachel Sherman

Thanks to a software program, the length, structure and contents of the movie are reconfigured each time it’s shown. It’s the only way the musician would agree to the project.

By Rob Tannenbaum

In “The Shining,” “Popeye” and more, her unusual presence jumps off the screen. That’s true even in small roles in “Annie Hall” and “Time Bandits.”

By Esther Zuckerman

With her gossamer frame and toothy smile, she was one of the biggest film stars of the 1970s.

Her performance was perhaps misunderstood at the time, just as the narrative surrounding her life would be later.

By Alissa Wilkinson

The animated film about a young teenage girl and her complex emotions has passed the $1.25 billion mark globally and is expected to keep growing.

By Maya Salam

Her lithesome features and quirky screen presence made her a popular figure in 1970s movies, particularly Robert Altman’s.

By Clay Risen

Directed by Greg Berlanti, the film amounts to a Hollywood experiment: Is there still room at the multiplexes for original movies aimed at grown-ups.

By Brooks Barnes

At the drive-in, under the stars or in your living room, there are plenty of frights to be had before fall arrives.

By Erik Piepenburg

This documentary follows a renowned Inuit activist over seven years, making sense of the ways in which racism and impoverishment can abrade one’s sense of self.

By Devika Girish

An Icelandic widower revisits London, the site of his first romance, in this film from Baltasar Kormakur.

By Beatrice Loayza

Cara Mones and Caroline Suh’s earnest and frustrating documentary, produced by The New York Times, has a bitter punchline.

By Amy Nicholson

Greg Berlanti’s movie, starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum as only mildly mismatched lovers, is set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 landing.

By Glenn Kenny

KiKi Layne stars as a struggling musician who meets a rakish Scottish singer (Thomas Doherty) while on the road.

By Nicolas Rapold

Guy Pearce plays a minister who arrives in New Zealand and finds his allegiances change in this antipodean western set in the 19th century.

By Ben Kenigsberg

A deep-tissue turn by Colman Domingo and a breakout performance by Clarence Maclin lift this moving drama about a prison theater program.

By Lisa Kennedy

Nicolas Cage plays the cheery evil entity behind multiple murders in this weakly plotted, strongly styled chiller.

By Jeannette Catsoulis