Rosalind Eleazar Commands Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’
Chris Rock’s first directed feature in 12 years gives the Slow Horses actor a demanding role that mixes ambition, family strain and self-sabotage.
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‘SNL UK’ Opens Season 2 With a Harry and Meghan Spoof
The British sketch series returned by imagining an awkward Balmoral homecoming for comic versions of Harry and Meghan.
Michelle Yeoh Turns Medicine Into Action in ‘The Surgeon’
Roshan Sethi’s TIFF thriller gives Michelle Yeoh a lead role that combines surgical precision, composure and explosive action.
Mahershala Ali Finds His Action Role After ‘Blade’
The actor and director transformed their unrealized “Blade” partnership into a personal action thriller about grief and fatherhood.
‘The Odyssey’ Becomes Universal’s Biggest Movie Ever
Christopher Nolan’s epic is on course to cross a decade-old studio record with a worldwide total approaching $1.7 billion.
‘The Families Stone’ Reunites the Original Holiday Cast
Searchlight’s sequel brings the Stone family back together for a Christmas reunion shaped by love, loss and an unexpected guest.
Gary Oldman Says HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Can Go Deeper
The former Sirius Black actor says television gives the Wizarding World more room for character detail that the movies could not retain.
‘Trash Mountain’ Gives Caleb Hearon a Dramatic TIFF Showcase
Caleb Hearon stretches beyond stand-up in a personal dramedy about grief, siblings and the objects a complicated parent leaves behind.
‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Brings a Darker Turn and a Major Return
Apple TV’s spy drama deepens its emotional stakes while reconnecting Jackson Lamb’s team with a figure from the show’s first season.
Jessica Lange’s ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Sets U.S. Release
Jonathan Kent’s feature directing debut brings Eugene O’Neill’s family tragedy to the screen with Ben Foster and Colin Morgan completing the Tyrones.