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Given the evidence of “Atonement,” it might surprise readers that Reed Van Dyk is a first-time feature filmmaker, though he was previously Oscar-nominated for the short “DeKalb Elementary.” Not least because “Atonement” is a war film, a character study, and an emotional drama rolled into one, and Van Dyk generally excels at all three, but also because it confronts the War on Terror […]

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney,” the fascinating and hilarious new film from filmmaker Matthew Rankin, is not really about Brian Mulroney. Yes, the Canadian politician is very much at the center of this gloriously, pointedly anarchic archival documentary that charts his rise to become Canada’s 18th prime minister and the context in which he rose. However, he’s still also only a […]

TORONTO – Somewhat surprisingly, “Diary of a Mad Old Man” is director Wayne Wang‘s first movie since 2019. As with much of the celebrated filmmaker’s work over the past 20 years, it harkens to an artistic, auteur perspective he essentially abandoned to work in the Hollywood studio system for a good decade around the turn of the century. And, in theory, that’s a tantalizing prospect. […]

HBO has found its next playground for extreme wealth, power, and questionable behavior: Miami. The network has given a series order to “The Spread,” a new drama starring and executive produced by Javier Bardem, with “Kingsman” filmmaker Matthew Vaughn set to direct and executive produce. “Ozark” co-creator Bill Dubuque and Sean Sansiveri will write and executive produce the series, […]

For years, Aaron Sorkin said he wouldn’t return to the world of “The Social Network” without David Fincher, even as Fincher himself sounded considerably less enthusiastic about revisiting Facebook. Now, Sorkin says Fincher actually remained his first choice to direct “The Social Reckoning”—but Netflix, “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” and Sorkin’s desire to get the […]