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NY Times Movies

Movie Review: In ‘Total Siyapaa,’ Mishaps Overshadow a Romance

In “Total Siyapaa,” an Indian woman brings her...

Movie Review: ‘Special ID,’ From Clarence Fok Yiu-leung

“Special ID,” a martial arts film from Hong Kong...

Movie Review: ‘War of the Worlds: Goliath,’ a Sci-Fi Battle Set in 1914

The animated feature “War of the Worlds: Goliath...

Movie Review: ‘In Fear,’ by Jeremy Lovering

Set in rural Ireland, this tightly wound siege...

Movie Review: In ‘Haunt,’ by Mac Carter, Unoriginality Is a Virtue

Creepy goings-on can’t be ignored in a cursed...

Movie Review: Ed Harris and Annette Bening in ‘The Face of Love’

In “The Face of Love,” Annette Bening plays a...

Movie Review: In ‘Awful Nice,’ Inheritance Causes a Tricky Situation

Brothers bond in weird ways after their father...

Movie Review: In ‘Honey,’ a Woman Offers the Dying a Sweeter Departure

In “Honey,” a fiercely free-spirited woman makes...

NY Times Music

Vijay Iyer’s New Release Bridges String Quartet and Improvisation

“Mutations,” Vijay Iyer’s first classical release...

Gerard Mortier, Opera Visionary and Patron of New Work, Dies at 70

His bold theatricality and updating of classical...

Music Review: Vittorio Grigolo Performs Solo Recital at the Metropolitan Opera

Vittorio Grigolo sang expressively and with solid...

ArtsBeat: Neil Young’s Digital Music System Coming to Market

Long a critic of digital music formats, Mr.

New Music: Albums From Aloe Blacc, Sara Evans and Ambrose Akinmusire

The songs in new recordings from Aloe Blacc, Sara...

Music Review: Lorde on Monday Night at Roseland Ballroom

Lorde played the first of three sold-out shows on...

Disgraced Musician Faces an Angry Japan

Mamoru Samuragochi, who was hailed as a deaf...

Texas Monthly: As SXSW Begins, Eyes Are on the Local Bands

Despite its size, South by Southwest remains one...

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