Golden Globes 2016: Film Surprises and Snubs
By CARA BUCKLEY
Lily Tomlin and ‘Spy’ make the cut; Johnny Depp and Steven Spielberg don’t.
Five Golden Globe Nominations for ‘Carol’ and a Nod to DiCaprio
MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES
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Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird in a scene from “Carol.”
“The Martian,” “Joy,” “Spotlight” and “The Big Short” also made good showings in the Hollywood Foreign Press nominations.
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Will Smith is nominated for a Golden Globe as best actor in a drama for "Concussion."
A few thoughts from the newly minted contenders.
The Best Movies of 2015
By MANOHLA DARGIS, A. O. SCOTT and STEPHEN HOLDEN
Clockwise from top left: Aidan Monaghan/Twentieth Century Fox Film; Wilson Webb/The Weinstein Company; Jasin Boland/Warner Bros. Pictures; Jaap Buitendijk/DreamWorks and Twentieth Century Fox Film; Disney/Pixar; Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures
Clockwise from top left: “The Martian,” “Carol,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Inside Out” and “The Big Short.”
Our critics discuss their favorite films of the year.
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From left, Hamish Linklater, Jeremy Strong, Steve Carell and Rafe Spall, with Ryan Gosling in the background, in “The Big Short,” directed by Adam McKay.
Adam McKay’s adaptation of Michael Lewis’s account of fund managers who bet against the real estate bubble finds laughs within the crisis.
Review: ‘In the Heart of the Sea,’ It’s Man vs. Leviathan
By MANOHLA DARGIS
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Sam Keeley, left, and Chris Hemsworth star in the film “In the Heart of the Sea,” directed by Ron Howard and based on the nonfiction book by Nathaniel Philbrick.
The film, based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s book and directed by Ron Howard, finds a group of men against one very angry whale and the ocean.
Carey Mulligan Sets the Record Straight
By CARA BUCKLEY
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Carey Mulligan, at the Seventh Annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Governors Awards.
With “Suffragette,” the actress says she saw a chance to bring to light a forgotten chapter of history.
Movie Reviews
Review: ‘Don Verdean,’ a Sendup of Ambitious Pastors and the Lure of Religious Relics
By A. O. SCOTT
Jared and Jerusha Hess’s film stars Sam Rockwell as an archaeologist who finds himself in a quandary after a pastor asks him to track down Holy Land artifacts.
Review: In ‘The Girl in the Book,’ a Young Editor Is Unsettled by Her Past With a Novelist
By ANDY WEBSTER
Marya Cohn’s first feature stars Emily VanCamp as a publishing employee promoting a book that resurrects her painful history with a predatory writer.
Review: ‘Boy and the World,’ a Colorful and Stirring Animated Journey
By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Alê Abreu’s film unleashes the exuberance of a child on the harsh realities of Brazil today, with dark wit and satire.
Review: ‘Sunday Ball’ Visits a Soccer Championship in Rio’s Slums
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Eryk Rocha’s documentary turns churning legs and arms into a sensory experience that’s bigger on poetry than on clarity.
Review: In ‘Body,’ a Mansion Turns Into a House of Horror
By GLENN KENNY
A holiday romp for three women goes wrong in this new film from Dan Berk and Robert Olsen.
Review: ‘American Hero,’ a Deadbeat Superhero, Forever Backsliding
By NEIL GENZLINGER
Stephen Dorff stars as Melvin, an absentee dad who has the power to move objects with his mind, in this movie written and directed by Nick Love.
Review: In ‘Dixieland,’ an Ex-Convict Is Sorely Tempted
By NEIL GENZLINGER
Hank Bedford’s atmospheric film, set in Mississippi, focuses on a man who is trying to make a fresh start but is nonetheless lured by the prospect of easy money.
Review: In ‘The Tainted Veil,’ the Hijab Is Debated
By BEN KENIGSBERG
This head covering worn by many Muslim women is discussed at length in this documentary.
Review: ‘Stinking Heaven,’ a Portrait of Addicts in Turmoil
By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Nathan Silver’s latest film unfolds in the early 1990s in suburban New Jersey, where a house has become a treatment center.
News & Features
Transgender, and Embraced, on the Red Carpet
By CARA BUCKLEY
Movies like “The Danish Girl” are part of a wave of films giving transgender people more complex stories.
‘The Savage Eye’ Wanders Through Los Angeles at the Museum of the Moving Image
By NEIL GENZLINGER
The film follows a woman as she samples the underside of Los Angeles in 1959 as a sort of therapeutic response to a divorce.
In New ‘Star Wars,’ Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Brace for Galactic Fame
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Ms. Ridley and Mr. Boyega, among the new heroes of “The Force Awakens,” discuss how they are preparing for worldwide visibility and making their marks in a multibillion-dollar franchise.
SAG Awards 2016: Jennifer Lawrence, Matt Damon Shut Out
By CARA BUCKLEY
‘Straight Outta Compton’ and ‘The Big Short’ join ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ ‘Spotlight’ and ‘Trumbo’ in competition for guild’s top prize.
ArtsBeat
Studios Blamed in Directors Guild Study on Hiring of Women and Minority Filmmakers
By CARA BUCKLEY
Of the 11 companies studied, Lionsgate came out on top with more women and minority men behind the camera.
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Fans Are Already Lining Up
By BROOKS BARNES
The film isn’t showing until Dec. 17 and plenty of tickets are left, but to more than 100 people in Hollywood, the vigil is part of the experience.
Will It Be a Music Documentary or One About War Criminals?
By CARA BUCKLEY
The nonfiction Oscar contest is shaping up as a race between “Amy” and “The Look of Silence.”
It’s Indies vs. Blockbusters in Film Critics’ Awards
By CARA BUCKLEY
New York, Boston and Los Angeles reviewers split between small movies like “Spotlight” and big hits like “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Great Performers
The Art of Flying in the Movies
By A. O. SCOTT
A cinematic history of going airborne.
Great Performers
Editor’s Letter: Take Flight With Virtual Reality
By JAKE SILVERSTEIN
In the magazine’s new V.R. project, we send our readers up, up and away.
More Reviews
Naked Maneuvering, Whip Smart Stars: Inside The Times’s Oscar Coverage
By SUSAN LEHMAN
The Carpetbagger columnist Cara Buckley chats about the Oscars and how she covers them.
Photos & Video
Adam McKay Narrates a Scene From ‘The Big Short’
By MEKADO MURPHY
The director discusses a sequence from his comedy.
The Holiday Movie Season in Trailers
By ANITA GATES and MEKADO MURPHY
From Oscar hopefuls to blockbuster franchises, a look at select trailers from movies in theaters this season that may fit your holiday mood.
Ryan Coogler Narrates a Scene From ‘Creed’
By MEKADO MURPHY
The director discuses a sequence featuring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone.
Charlotte Rampling Through the Years
For more than five decades, the actress has seduced men and women alike with her cool, distant beauty.
Holiday Releases: Dinosaurs, Divas, Archers and Tie Fighters
By ANITA GATES
A guide to notable openings through the end of the year.
Photos & Video
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In this series, directors discuss ideas and techniques behind moments in their films.
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