Remembering Bayard Rustin in Life and Onscreen
The civil rights leader and organizer of the March on Washington is the focus of a new biopic. Here’s how it stacks up against archival images.
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Four picks from television, films and podcasts that show blood is not always thicker than water.
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If you’re looking for something to watch with your family after the meal, pick from one of these seasonal selections.
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CreditMGM What’s Your Favorite Movie to Watch at the Holidays? We Want to Know.
We’re asking readers to share the movies they turn to every year as part of a holiday tradition.
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Rumors that Aardman Animations, the makers of stop-motion films, had lost their supplier worried fans. But fear not, the studio reassured, there is plenty of clay.
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Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the actress and the comedian.
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Critic’s Pick‘Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later’ Review: Trailblazers Revisited
This documentary from Daniel Peddle offers an update on the transmasculine people of color who participated in ballroom culture in the 1990s.
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include an intimate documentary about Latin American immigrants in Canada, a Turkish psychological thriller, a Chilean ghost story and more.
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‘Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain’ Review: Fools’ Gold
The “S.N.L.” troupe, known for digital shorts, makes its feature debut with this goofy, episodic adventure farce.
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‘The Hunger Games’ Is Back. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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‘Saltburn’ Review: A Promising Young Man Takes a Seedy Turn
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‘Rustin’ Review: A Crucial Civil Rights Activist Gets His Due
Colman Domingo carries this biopic of a March on Washington organizer, the first narrative feature from Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company.
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‘JFK: What the Doctors Saw’ Review: A Clinical Take
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