‘Pavements’ Blurs Fact and Fiction to Reimagine a Band’s Legacy 01. May 2025 (11:03) The director Alex Ross Perry said Stephen Malkmus of Pavement told him to “avoid the legacy trap.” The result is a music documentary with made-up elements that really existed. What?(New York Times)
Sargent and ‘Madame X’ Return, Notorious as Ever 01. May 2025 (11:02) “Sargent and Paris” at the Met shows how a young John Singer Sargent found his footing — and highlights a trans-Atlantic succès de scandale.(New York Times)
’The Surfer’ Review: Nicolas Cage Catches Hell at the Beach 01. May 2025 (11:01) Nicolas Cage plays the title role in this punishing beach drama, where an aggressive group of surfers advise him the spot is for “locals only.”(New York Times)
‘A Desert’ Review: Motel Hell 01. May 2025 (11:01) A washed-up photographer finds himself embroiled in an eerie mystery in Joshua Erkman’s strange, singular thriller.(New York Times)
‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Review: Goodbye Girlhood 01. May 2025 (11:01) Durga Chew-Bose boldly reimagines a work once adapted by Otto Preminger in her beguiling first film set on the French Riviera.(New York Times)
