One of the two highpoints of Williams’ career, according to a consensus of critics and scholars, is his 1941 religiously-themed drama “The Blood of Jesus.”
Media Notebook: The Blood of Jesus
Academy Award Best Picture nominees
This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 24.
Movie: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’
With “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” (Warner Bros.), star Channing Tatum serves up a third helping of beefcake in the male stripper-themed series that began in 2012.
Movie review: ‘Lourdes’
In this documentary, to be rereleased in theaters Feb. 8 and 9, filmmakers Alban Teurlai and Thierry Demaiziere present a moving portrait of one of the world’s most popular pilgrimage sites and of the suffering people who are drawn to it.
Movie: ’80 for Brady’
A bunch of talented stars headline the comedy “80 for Brady” (Paramount).
Movie: ‘Knock at the Cabin’
It may be the end of the world as we know it in “Knock at the Cabin” (Universal).
Movie review: ‘Missing’
Directors Will Merrick and Nick Johnson keep viewers guessing with the ever-shifting plot developments of this internet-focused thriller, a stand-alone sequel to 2018’s “Searching.”
Movie: ‘The Pale Blue Eye’
In adapting Bayard’s work for the screen, moreover, writer-director Scott Cooper, whose eponymous film is currently streaming on Netflix, gets things off to a promising start.