‘My Robot Sophia’: An Unsettling Look Into the Soul of a Machine
This film by Jon Kasbe and Crystal Moselle skirts gimmicks to examine a creator’s drive to build a humanoid device powered by artificial intelligence.
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‘Friendship’ Review: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd Hit Maximum Cringe
Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd star in the kind of comedy you watch from behind your hands.
Nicolas Cage’s Best Performances Onscreen
Don’t reduce his career to his unhinged characters. The actor’s work is often more textured and soulful than he’s given credit for.
‘Sinners’ and Shows like ‘Severance’ Give an Old Form New Life
Online, onstage and onscreen, performers are playing multiple parts. The effect of watching someone shape-shift can be both thrilling and unnerving.
‘Pavements’: A Sly Ode to the Last Band You’d Give the Biopic Treatment
Part spoof and part serious, the film is about mythmaking as much as it is about music. The result is delightfully destabilizing.
‘Another Simple Favor’ Review: Big Hats and Big Intrigue
The sequel to the deranged 2018 comedy finds Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick feuding in the Italian sun.