Jason M. Bailey

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'Ghostlight,' 'Watcher' and More Streaming Gems

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

So few films concern the daily lives of the working class, in any meaningful way, that it's sort of astonishing when one comes along that feels so embedded there.
If You're a 'Bridget Jones' Fan, You Might Like 'Crossing Delancey'

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

When Warner Brothers released the romantic comedy "Crossing Delancey" in the fall of 1988, it was a modest success, but nothing special. Its reviews were respectful, if not spectacular ("The film's style is deliberately broad, but the actors give it humor and delicacy," noted the Times' Janet Maslin). Its $16 million box office gross (not adjusted for inflation) made it profitable, but no blockbuster.
Stream These 11 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in January

Jan 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

It's said that they don't make really, truly, memorably bad movies anymore; the basic level of technical competence is too high, and I.P. obsession means that studios play it so safe that no one takes the kinds of big swings that can go entertainingly, disastrously awry.
Three Takes on 'Nosferatu'

Dec 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

The funny thing is, we're not even supposed to be able to see the original "Nosferatu." When the director F.W. Murnau and the producer Albin Grau approached the estate of Bram Stoker, hoping to adapt his seminal horror novel "Dracula" into a feature film in 1921, the author's widow turned them down flat. Unswayed, the filmmakers went ahead, pressing the screenwriter Henrik Galeen to make a handful of cosmetic changes to obscure their act of plagiarism.
The Unpredictable Jessica Harper Is Back in 'Nightbitch'

Dec 19, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

Jessica Harper made risky moves ("Suspiria" over "Annie Hall"), then took time off for family. Her "Nightbitch" role is a nod to her career choices. When she was starting out, "I wasn't really scared of anything," Harper said, adding, "Everything in life was a welcome adventure." Credit... Luisa Opalesky for The New York Times Jessica Harper made risky moves ("Suspiria" over "Annie Hall"), then took time off for family. Her "Nightbitch" role is a nod to her career choices.
The Year's Best Under-the-Radar Streaming Films

Dec 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

Here are just a few of the year's finest indies, documentaries and international selections, available to stream at this very minute. In what has become an annual tradition, this month's guide to the under-the-radar titles of your subscription services spotlights films from this calendar year - movies that may turn up on the year-end lists of your favorite critics, or as nominations and winners during awards season.
Stream These 6 Titles Before They Leave Netflix This Month

Dec 2, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

Two excellent independent dramas leave Netflix in the United States early this month, so get on them while you can; other present-wrapping background possibilities include a Liam Neeson action flick, two animated comedies and an easy-breezy comedy-drama about the rich and the doctor who serves them.
Looking for Quality Indie Cinema? Try Ovid.

Nov 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

Over the past several months, we've examined and recommended severalstreamingservices for the discriminating movie lover - sites and apps for those whose tastes run toward titles a bit more esoteric than the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Our latest entry spotlights a terrific subscription streamer for independent film fans. When the streaming service Ovid launched in March 2019, it aimed to fill a gaping hole in the online cinematic landscape.
'Tuesday,' 'The Killer' and More Streaming Gems

Nov 19, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey

This mixture of dead-serious drama and imaginative fantasy from the Croatian filmmaker Daina O. Pusic is such a big, weird swing that it's not surprising audiences didn't flock to it last summer.
20 Years of Orcs, Guilds and Memes in World of Warcraft - The New York Times

Nov 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason M. Bailey |Aurelien Breeden |Zachary Small |Annabel Aguiar

The online role-playing game is more than just a game. It changed how we talk, love, grieve, spend money and hang out.