Movies

A Home Fit for a Killer and Talking Pets

By MEKADO MURPHY

The hero of “The Voices,” Marjane Satrapi’s new film, lives in delusions, believing his cat and dog speak to him. He also has homicidal impulses.

On Video

Perversity in Wartime and After

By J. HOBERMAN

The director Liliana Cavani explores psychosexual complexities in “The Night Porter” and “The Skin,” both now on disc.

Stewart Stern, 92, Screenwriter of ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ Dies

By MARGALIT FOX

Mr. Stern was nominated for Oscars for his work on two other films, “Rachel Rachel” and “Teresa,” and won an Emmy for the mini-series “Sybil.”

Film

Weeklong Tribute to a Genre Juggler

By NEIL GENZLINGER

John Boorman, now in his 80s, may not be the most prolific director in movie history, but he has certainly shown versatility.

Lizabeth Scott, Film Noir Siren, Dies at 92

By ROBERT D. McFADDEN

In films like “Dead Reckoning” and “Too Late for Tears,” Ms. Scott played unsympathetic yet seductive schemers convincingly.

Herzog’s New World: A Woman’s Story

By RACHEL DONADIO

The Berlin International Film Festival features Werner Herzog’s latest movie, “Queen of the Desert,” a love story about the British historian Gertude Bell.

Peeling Back the Layers of Black Indie Film

By A. O. SCOTT

A sprawling survey of black independent film of New York from 1968 to 1986 is part time capsule, part news bulletin.

Movie Review | 'Jupiter Ascending'

Cleaning Lady Has No Idea of Her Crucial Role in the Cosmos

By MANOHLA DARGIS

In “Jupiter Ascending,” Mila Kunis plays an earthling who turns out to be the reconstituted queen of the universe.

Movie Review | 'Ballet 422'

A Fly on the Wall, Watching a Troupe Work Toward Seamless Grace

By A. O. SCOTT

“Ballet 422,” a documentary about choreographing a new dance work for New York City Ballet, forgoes interviews for a fly-on-the-wall approach.

Movie Review | 'The Voices'

The Cat Made Him Do It

By A. O. SCOTT

In Marjane Satrapi’s horror comedy “The Voices,” Ryan Reynolds is a small-town misfit with pets who talk to him and a collection of severed heads.

Movie Review | 'Seventh Son'

What Oscar Nominees Do to Pass the Time

By MANOHLA DARGIS

In “Seventh Son,” Jeff Bridges roars, Julianne Moore fumes, and Kit Harington leaves early. There are also dragons.

Movie Review | 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'

All Hail the Lordling Dolphin!

By NICOLAS RAPOLD

“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” sends SpongeBob and his whole world into post-apocalyptic chaos.

Movie Review | '1971'

Stolen Documents That Cast a Spotlight on Surveillance

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

The documentary “1971,” directed by Johanna Hamilton, examines a group of ordinary people who stole and leaked F.B.I. files about illegal surveillance of citizens.

Movie Review | 'On the Way to School'

Before the First Bell, a Nearly 10-Mile Walk

By BEN KENIGSBERG

“On the Way to School,” a documentary by Pascal Plisson, trails children from three continents on their daily journeys to classrooms.