‘Judy & Punch’ Film Review: Provocative Black Comedy Finds the Horror in Old Puppet Shows

RESISTIBLE,” appears on the screen at the end of the movie, that’s not enough for this comedy starring Steve Carell to feel current, or even to feel as vital as an average weeknight on “The Daily Show.”Also Read: Jon Stewart on Black Lives Matter Protests: 'Every Advancement Toward Equality Has Come With the Spilling of Blood'Stewart’s second film after his debut with the dark Iranian-set drama “Rosewater,” “Irresistible” is a more familiar turn for a man known for comedy.

Also Read: What to Watch on Juneteenth: A TV Viewing Guide (Photos)Dreams don’t come easily in “Miss Juneteenth,” and first-time feature director Peoples rarely overplays her hand or slips into melodrama.

The two-metre social distancing guidelines present the film industry with a “stumbling block”, according to a Bafta-winning producer.

In response to the worldwide demonstrations protesting racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd's death, Netflix has launched a Black Lives Matter collection of films, TV shows and documentaries to help U.S. subscribers better understand the experience of Black Americans.

Ellise Shafer editorFollowing George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, many entertainment companies have made statements and pledged donations as well as internal initiatives to insure that the future of entertainment reflects all American voices.President and COO of Skydance Media Jesse Sisgold pointed out during the latest episode of the Variety Streaming Room’s weekly series “Rebooting the Entertainment Industry” that although these statements are a great show of

Netflix has launched a curated Black Lives Matter category to show their support for the movement.

Also Read: Spike Lee Calls George Floyd and 'Do The Right Thing' Character Radio Raheem 'Brothers' in Short Film (Video)Sprawling and expansive at more than two-and-a-half hours, “Da 5 Bloods” is Lee’s Vietnam epic, a journey up the river with more than a few nods to “Apocalypse Now.” (Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” even shows up at one point.) The more it has on its mind, the better it is, because the vitality of Lee’s filmmaking lies not in the way he shows these guys hiking through the

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix is promoting a new “Black Lives Matter” collection to U.S.

In our weekly series, we revisit some of our favorite music movies—from artist docs and concert films to biopics and fictional fantasies—that are available to stream or rent digitally. Spoilers ahead.

Have you ever wondered about the old Punch and Judy puppet shows? Probably not, but still, the new film Judy and Punch hopes that you at least have pondered the time period that produced those violent puppet shows. For better or worse (in equal measure, frankly), the movie takes on the vibe of that sort of a show.

More than a PSA or cinematic call to arms, this indie documentary is a compassionate, sincere manifesto on suicide prevention.

A hijacked drug deal's messy aftermath ensnares an entire family in Christian Sparkes' effective if overloaded crime drama.

Pushed over a metaphorical cliff, the two nonconformists in Josephine Decker’s “Shirley” — her follow-up to the mind-bending “Madeline’s Madeline” — bond over the maddening submissiveness expected of them, which they both come to furiously abhor. Their strange alliance makes for a psychologically layered portrait of unapologetic womanhood that’s dangerously sensual and sumptuously rebellious.

[Note: In the wake ofthe Hot Docs festival's postponement this year,The Hollywood Reporteris reviewing select entries that elected to premiere digitally.] In 1970 New York City, a series of ground-shifting, life-saving events took place in relatively quick succession. It's astounding that they aren't more widely known.

A film about a L.A. black lesbian strip club is smart, intimate and eye-popping — a documentary that both PornHub and the Criterion Channel could get behind.

The latest film from iconoclastic Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald proves at least one thing: The only thing better than Stephen McHattie in a movie is two Stephen McHatties. Playing both a heroin-addicted jazz trumpet player and a hitman who develops a conscience, the veteran character actor — you'll immediately recognize his face even if his name doesn't ring any bells — grounds Dreamland in emotional depths it otherwise strains to achieve.

A riotous, rule-ignoring Ugandan romp in which giddy exuberance obliterates amateurish filmmaking and a threadbare child-kidnapping plot.

Sharon Liese's documentary follows the contrasting trajectories of four transgender children in Kansas City with engrossing, sometimes surprising results.

This year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was scheduled to take place last week, was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 may well have been the only force capable of preventing an Indian American competitor from winning the contest for the 13th year in a row.

Murderous escaped cons are no match for the wrath of a 13-year-old girl in this over-the-top yet effectively taut thriller.