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New York Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Nicolas Cage's Best Performances Onscreen
We've reached the point in Nicolas Cage's career when it's easiest to refer to every new movie he's in by just describing his antics in them. Dracula Cage, terrible boss — that's 'Renfield.' Moody chef Cage, retriever of beloved animal — that's 'Pig.' Serial killer Cage, servant of Satan — that's 'Longlegs.' The tactic works because it's easy to imagine Cage donning any of those guises, and a thousand more besides. Many a commenter has noted Cage's propensity for roles that can be described only as crazy, but the actor's career is too expansive, and often more nuanced, to be reduced to his unhinged characters. Tell me he's going to play, I don't know, a ballet master or a mob boss or an enraged father (as in his latest movie, 'The Surfer') and I'll believe you, because Cage has proved that he contains multitudes, over and over again. Sometimes he even plays more than one guy in the same movie — as in my favorite of his films, 'Adaptation,' in which he appears as twins. That means the best way to get a grip on Cage as an artist is to consider him through his many faces. Even when he occasionally takes that face, um, off. 'Moonstruck' (1987) Video Credit Credit... Early on, Cage worked to establish a career apart from his family name. (The 'Godfather' director Francis Ford Coppola is his uncle, and the directors Roman and Sofia Coppola and the actor Jason Schwartzman are his cousins.) He managed it swiftly in a string of movies that included many performances as a tousled, passionate, somewhat unpredictable young man. What shines through each is a full-bodied commitment to whatever the character's emotional reality is — all the roiling desires, the suffering, the ecstasy. A great representative performance from this era is his turn as the lovelorn hothead Ronny, who's smitten with his brother's fiancée (Cher) in the 1987 romantic comedy 'Moonstruck.' Ronny may be missing a hand thanks to a freak bread-slicer accident, but he's not missing any gallantry, rough-hewn as it is. It's a charming, uncouth, amorous role, and versions of that Cage show up in the Coen brothers' 'Raising Arizona' (1987) and David Lynch's 'Wild at Heart' (1990). (Stream 'Moonstruck' on the Roku Channel and the Criterion Channel, or rent it on most major platforms.) Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Wall Street Journal
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
The Potent Partnership of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
Moviemaking is inherently collaborative. Consider the films that the writer-director John Cassavetes and the actress Gena Rowlands made together from the late 1960s through the early 1980s. Their work is so inextricably linked that one can forget each made pictures without the other. Their connection derives in large part from their real-life marriage, which lasted from 1954 until his death at age 59 in 1989, but also because Cassavetes wrote parts especially for his wife. Rowlands died last August, at age 94, and now, from May 2 through 14, the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, Calif., is honoring their creative union by screening the six films he wrote and directed that starred her. But one needn't live in the Bay Area to see most of them, as the bulk are available on disc from the Criterion Collection, via various rent-or-purchase apps or streaming on the Criterion Channel.
Associated Press
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
What to stream: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Michelle Williams on FX and Kevin Bacon hunts demons
Michelle Williams starring in the FX dramedy 'Dying for Sex' and Elton John and Brandi Carlile teaming up for the album 'Who Believes In Angels?' are some of this week's new streaming entertainment releases are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: 'Snow White' star Rachel Zegler leads the horror comedy 'Y2K,' 'Pulse' is Netflix's first English-language medical procedural and the Criterion Channel is adding a batch of Vietnam War films around the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM MARCH 31-APRIL 6 — The Criterion Channel is adding a batch of Vietnam War films around the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Filmmaker Tony Bui ('Three Seasons') curated a slate that goes beyond the obvious to give multiple perspectives on the war, including both famous Hollywood entries like 'Platoon' and 'Full Metal Jacket,' but also Vietnamese films like 'The Little Girl of Hanoi' and 'When the Tenth Month Comes.' Documentaries like 'The Fog of War' and 'Hearts and Minds' will also be available to watch. The slate will be streaming on Criterion starting Wednesday. — 'Snow White' star Rachel Zegler leads the horror comedy 'Y2K' which kind of came and went from theaters without much notice in December. Some critics chalked it up to a good time, while others felt it was more of a sketch-length premise that overstays its welcome. The A24 movie, directed by Kyle Mooney of 'Saturday Night Live,' will be streaming on Max starting Friday, April 4. — And with a new Wes Anderson movie on the horizon — 'The Phoenician Scheme' — Hulu has several of his older films streaming starting Tuesday, including 'Rushmore,' 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (perfect for continued Gene Hackman appreciation), 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,' 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' and 'The Darjeeling Limited.' — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr NEW MUSIC TO STREAM MARCH 31-APRIL 6 — It started with a movie. Country star Brandi Carlile, so moved by a rough cut of the 2024 music documentary 'Elton John: Never Too Late,' began writing a song inspired by John's incredible career. Titled 'Never Too Late,' it became the title track for the film and a collaboration with John, Andrew Watt, and John's longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin. The song was shortlisted for the 2025 Oscars. It didn't win, but that's no matter: Now there's a full album's worth of collaborations between John and Carlile, called 'Who Believes In Angels?' Out Friday, expect big empowerment anthems and balladic duets. — Need more Elton John? On Sunday, following the release of 'Who Believes In Angels?,' CBS will air a one-hour concert special with the pair. Titled 'An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile,' the program will also be available to stream on Paramount+. — There comes a time in the lives of many up-and-coming hardcore bands when its members choose to drop their sneers and adopt a more melodic approach to delivering ferocity. That is the case of Scowl, the most exciting group in the always-rising Bay Area punk scene (made up Drain, Sunami and Gulch). On their latest album, 'Are We All Angels,' the band pulls from a surprising assortment of influences: Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Car Seat Headrest and boygenius' Julien Baker among them. There are hooks here, but anger and frustration, too. Consider it a new kind of catharsis, where intensity comes from singing, less screaming. NEW SHOWS TO STREAM MARCH 31-APRIL 6 — Prime Video has done well with its action originals like 'Reacher,' 'Cross,' and its satirical superhero show 'The Boys.' Kevin Bacon's new series 'The Bondsman' fits in that niche. Bacon plays a murdered man who gets resurrected by the Devil to hunt demons that have escaped from Hell. Actor-recording artist Jennifer Nettles also co-stars. It premieres Thursday. — Medical shows are popular right now and a new one, called 'Pulse' comes to Netflix on Thursday. It features pretty doctors played by stars Willa Fitzgerald and Colin Woodell working at a Level 1 trauma center in Miami. 'Pulse,' Netflix's first English-language medical procedural, is more 'Grey's Anatomy' than Noah Wyle's 'The Pitt,' but if you like TV doctors, check it out. — Michelle Williams stars in the new FX dramedy 'Dying for Sex,' about Molly, a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer who decides to spend the rest of her days living for pleasure. It's also about the relationship with her best friend Nikki, played by Jenny Slate, who puts her own life on hold to be by Molly's side. The show is based on a true story that was shared in a podcast of the same name. All eight episodes drop Friday, April 4 on Hulu. — A new Korean thriller series called 'Karma' comes to Netflix on Friday, April 4. It's about six people whose lives intersect after a car accident. The show is based on a webcomic by Choi Hee-sun and stars Park Hae-soo, who was in season one of 'Squid Game.' His work on that show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for best supporting actor. — Koira is the Finnish word for dog, and what could be more fun than playing with a dog? In this debut game from Brussels-based Studio Tolima, you and the mutt are lost in a snowy forest. You can play fetch and go sledding — or you can sing together to activate magical statues. You can help out other friendly critters like birds, bunnies and fireflies, but beware the black-hatted hunters who seem to have a peculiar interest in your pup. It's a mellow, text-free, musical trip in a striking 2D world, and you can start exploring Tuesday on PlayStation 5 and PC.
The Independent
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
What to stream: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Michelle Williams on FX and Kevin Bacon hunts demons
Michelle Williams starring in the FX dramedy 'Dying for Sex' and Elton John and Brandi Carlile teaming up for the album 'Who Believes In Angels?' are some of this week's new streaming entertainment releases are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: 'Snow White' star Rachel Zegler leads the horror comedy 'Y2K,' 'Pulse' is Netflix's first English-language medical procedural and the Criterion Channel is adding a batch of Vietnam War films around the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM MARCH 31-APRIL 6 — The Criterion Channel is adding a batch of Vietnam War films around the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Filmmaker Tony Bui ('Three Seasons') curated a slate that goes beyond the obvious to give multiple perspectives on the war, including both famous Hollywood entries like 'Platoon' and 'Full Metal Jacket,' but also Vietnamese films like 'The Little Girl of Hanoi' and 'When the Tenth Month Comes.' Documentaries like 'The Fog of War' and 'Hearts and Minds' will also be available to watch. The slate will be streaming on Criterion starting Wednesday. — 'Snow White' star Rachel Zegler leads the horror comedy 'Y2K' which kind of came and went from theaters without much notice in December. Some critics chalked it up to a good time, while others felt it was more of a sketch-length premise that overstays its welcome. The A24 movie, directed by Kyle Mooney of 'Saturday Night Live,' will be streaming on Max starting Friday, April 4. — And with a new Wes Anderson movie on the horizon — 'The Phoenician Scheme' — Hulu has several of his older films streaming starting Tuesday, including 'Rushmore,' 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (perfect for continued Gene Hackman appreciation), 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,' 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' and 'The Darjeeling Limited.' — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr NEW MUSIC TO STREAM MARCH 31-APRIL 6 — It started with a movie. Country star Brandi Carlile, so moved by a rough cut of the 2024 music documentary 'Elton John: Never Too Late,' began writing a song inspired by John's incredible career. Titled 'Never Too Late,' it became the title track for the film and a collaboration with John, Andrew Watt, and John's longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin. The song was shortlisted for the 2025 Oscars. It didn't win, but that's no matter: Now there's a full album's worth of collaborations between John and Carlile, called 'Who Believes In Angels?' Out Friday, expect big empowerment anthems and balladic duets. — Need more Elton John? On Sunday, following the release of 'Who Believes In Angels?,' CBS will air a one-hour concert special with the pair. Titled 'An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile,' the program will also be available to stream on Paramount+. — There comes a time in the lives of many up-and-coming hardcore bands when its members choose to drop their sneers and adopt a more melodic approach to delivering ferocity. That is the case of Scowl, the most exciting group in the always-rising Bay Area punk scene (made up Drain, Sunami and Gulch). On their latest album, 'Are We All Angels,' the band pulls from a surprising assortment of influences: Billie Eilish,Radiohead, Car Seat Headrest and boygenius' Julien Baker among them. There are hooks here, but anger and frustration, too. Consider it a new kind of catharsis, where intensity comes from singing, less screaming. — AP Music Writer Maria Sherman NEW SHOWS TO STREAM MARCH 31-APRIL 6 — Prime Video has done well with its action originals like 'Reacher,' 'Cross,' and its satirical superhero show 'The Boys.' Kevin Bacon's new series 'The Bondsman' fits in that niche. Bacon plays a murdered man who gets resurrected by the Devil to hunt demons that have escaped from Hell. Actor-recording artist Jennifer Nettles also co-stars. It premieres Thursday. — Medical shows are popular right now and a new one, called 'Pulse' comes to Netflix on Thursday. It features pretty doctors played by stars Willa Fitzgerald and Colin Woodell working at a Level 1 trauma center in Miami. 'Pulse,' Netflix's first English-language medical procedural, is more 'Grey's Anatomy' than Noah Wyle's 'The Pitt,' but if you like TV doctors, check it out. — Michelle Williams stars in the new FX dramedy 'Dying for Sex,' about Molly, a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer who decides to spend the rest of her days living for pleasure. It's also about the relationship with her best friend Nikki, played by Jenny Slate, who puts her own life on hold to be by Molly's side. The show is based on a true story that was shared in a podcast of the same name. All eight episodes drop Friday, April 4 on Hulu. — A new Korean thriller series called 'Karma' comes to Netflix on Friday, April 4. It's about six people whose lives intersect after a car accident. The show is based on a webcomic by Choi Hee-sun and stars Park Hae-soo, who was in season one of 'Squid Game.' His work on that show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for best supporting actor. NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY — Koira is the Finnish word for dog, and what could be more fun than playing with a dog? In this debut game from Brussels-based Studio Tolima, you and the mutt are lost in a snowy forest. You can play fetch and go sledding — or you can sing together to activate magical statues. You can help out other friendly critters like birds, bunnies and fireflies, but beware the black-hatted hunters who seem to have a peculiar interest in your pup. It's a mellow, text-free, musical trip in a striking 2D world, and you can start exploring Tuesday on PlayStation 5 and PC. — Lou Kesten
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Best Movies New to Every Major Streaming Platform in March 2025
Netflix may get most of the attention, but it's hardly a one-stop shop for cinephiles looking to stream essential classic and contemporary films. Each of the prominent streaming platforms caters to its own niche of film obsessives. From the boundless wonders of the Criterion Channel to the new frontiers of streaming offered by the likes of the Kino Film Collection and Peacock, IndieWire's monthly guide highlights the best of what's coming to every major streamer, with an eye toward exclusive titles that may help readers decide which of these services is right for them. More from IndieWire 'The Dutchman' Review: André Holland Goes on a Psychosexual Dark Night of the Soul in Contemporary Spin on '60s Race Play Art House Convergence and IDA Issue Statement Against Threat by Miami Beach Mayor to Close Cinema Over 'No Other Land' 'Mickey 17': 6 Ways Bong Joon Ho Defined His Not So Distant Sci-Fi World Here's your guide for March 2025. Best of IndieWire The 15 Best Robert Pattinson Performances, from 'Good Time' to 'High Life' The 17 Best Thrillers Streaming on Netflix in March, from 'Fair Play' to 'Emily the Criminal' All 97 Oscars Best Picture Winners, Ranked
