A diva lacking depth.
Angelina Jolie in “Maria.”Credit…Pax Jolie-Pitt/Netflix
‘Maria’
Angelina Jolie stars as the opera star Maria Callas during her tumultuous final days in this biopic directed by Pablo Larraín.
From our review:
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A welcome return to Middle-earth, anime style.
‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’
Based on a tale mentioned in the appendices of “The Lord of the Rings,” this animated adventure directed by Kenji Kamiyama follows Héra (voiced by Gaia Wise) as she defends her kingdom from ruthless attackers.
From our review:
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Critic’s Pick
All the beauty and the brutality.
‘Nickel Boys’
At a cruel reform school in the Jim Crow South, two adolescent boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), grow close as they face the institution’s abuses together.
From our review:
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Critic’s Pick
A terrible news story, and we are there.
