And a look at the historical figures behind "Babylon."
Hello, fellow movie lovers, |
Both of our movies editors, Stephanie and Mekado, are on vacation (they'll be back in 2023), but they picked a good week to be out. After the flood of pre-Christmas releases, the debuts in these final days of 2022 are lean — which is not to say feeble: Of our seven new reviews, three were Critics' Picks. |
Leading them is A.O. Scott's enthusiastic write-up of "Broker," the new film by Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose 2018 movie "Shoplifters" took the Palme d'Or at Cannes. It's not every movie about selling a baby on the black market that is described as "sweet and charming." Color me intrigued. |
(As for the American remake of the 2016 Oscar contender from Sweden, "A Man Called Ove" — the man's new name is Otto, and he is played by Tom Hanks — color me less-than. Glenn Kenny, who reviewed both versions, calls the remake "not only more bloated" than the sentimental original but also "more outré.") |
Speaking of history, Ben also gives fans of Damien Chazelle's big, shiny paean to Hollywood's Golden Age, "Babylon," this handy-dandy historical guide to the real lives that inspired the film. And 20 years on, Carlos Aguilar offers this reappraisal of Disney's 2002 adventure movie "Treasure Planet," which he believes is "a trove of underrated accomplishments." |
Thanks for letting me host. Until next time, have a happy New Year! |
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