In Indonesia, Joshua Oppenheimer prods an open wound again
The sequel to the acclaimed documentary ’The Act of Killing’ shocks a nation into talking about its genocidal past
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How ’Inside Out’ turns kids’ movies on their head
Friendship in the face of evil is the key to most children’s films. But Pixar’s ’Inside Out’ ignores the formula—to huge success
Why ’Inside Out’ is likely to become one of Pixar’s biggest hits
The hit film from the director of ’Up’ revives Pixar’s simple but winning formula: originality
Star Wars sucks. There, we said it.
From 2015: ’Star Wars’ was once lambasted. Now, criticizing it mildly draws vitriol. How did a flawed sci-fi flick become an unassailable cultural force?
Quiz: How much do you really know about dinosaurs?
An entire generation learned about dinosaurs from ’Jurassic Park.’ Take our quiz to find out what the movie got right—and wrong
Hold onto your ruts: The consumerist nostalgia of ’Jurassic World’
The very foundations of the new Jurassic Park film is a hyper-nostalgia that literally lets us relive the thrill of the original film
’Spy’: Can this deliciously funny film overcome its marketing?
Melissa McCarthy is pure genius in this comic thriller
In Cannes, both kinds of heels
Emma Teitel on film festival outrage and the lows of high heels
Thrill Cuts: Albert Maysles’ daughter remembers the doc icon
Rebekah Maysles considers the legacy of her father Albert, a documentary innovator who died in March just before the release of his new film, ’Iris’
Photo gallery: Cannes, Day 8
Scenes from the red carpet at the annual film festival