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NY Times Movies

Movie Review: Daniel Stamm’s ‘13 Sins’ Remakes a Thai Thriller

A decent man in debt, hoping his troubles will...

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“Home, James,” by Jonathan Rossetti, is a hymn to...

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“Soft in the Head” follows Natalia, an alcoholic...

Riff: How Hollywood Killed Death

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Movie Review: ‘Vanishing Pearls’ Looks at the Deepwater Horizon Spill

The documentary “Vanishing Pearls” looks at the...

Movie Review: ‘Small Time,’ a Tale of Father-Son Bonding

In Joel Surnow’s “Small Time,” a son opts for...

Movie Review: ‘Kid Cannabis,’ About a Teenage Drug Kingpin

“Kid Cannabis” tells a drug empire tale based on...

On Video: ‘The King of Comedy’ and ‘Ms .45’ Explore Pathologies

Two video releases examine pathologies: Martin...

Movie Review: ‘Make Your Move’ Stars Derek Hough and BoA

In “Make Your Move,” a rivalry between Brooklyn...

Movie Review: ‘Proxy,’ an Exploration of Pathology by Zack Parker

The brutal indie film “Proxy” is a puzzle box of...

NY Times Music

The Week Ahead | Classical Music: Every Number Tells a Story

In a series called Collected Stories, the...

ArtsBeat: Years After a Bitter Fight, Prince and Warner Bros. Make a New Deal

More than 20 years after changing his name in a...

At Coachella, It’s a Guy Thing

For men, the California music festival is now as...

Bar and Bathroom Lines, Molto Adagio

Concert-hall intermissions were not always what...

Sia Furler, the Socially Phobic Pop Star

One of the biggest hitmakers in music is writing...

Playlist: Ratking, Sundy Best and Protomartyr Have New Releases

Ratking, Sundy Best, Protomartyr and Kevin Gates...

Opera Review: ‘I Puritani’ Revisits the English Civil War

The Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Bellini’s “I...

Music Review: Reunited, Loop Performs at Le Poisson Rouge

A reunited Loop makes its first United States...

Music Review: Something New From the Chamber Music Society

The marimba featured prominently in a concert of...

Record Store Day Underscores a Small Renaissance

Record Store Day, now in its seventh year,...

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