Richard Brody
The New Yorker
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Richard:
What to Stream: Sam Peckinpah’s Obscure Mini-Masterpiece
Made for TV in 1963, “The Losers” is a thrillingly idiosyncratic display of cinematic artistry. → Read More
“Dumb Money” Is Clear About Money but Vague About Politics
Craig Gillespie’s film about the GameStop stock squeeze ignores the fiasco’s most fascinating element: motivation. → Read More
Leslie Odom, Jr., and Kara Young Revive Ossie Davis’s “Purlie Victorious”
Also: The finale of “How To with John Wilson,” Beck and Phoenix at M.S.G., an Ousmane Sembène retrospective, and more. → Read More
“The Eight Mountains” Is Not a Movie So Much as a Series of Postcards
Richard Brody reviews Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s film “The Eight Mountains,” which depicts a lifelong friendship between two Italian men. → Read More
“Big George Foreman” Is Half a Terrific Boxing Bio-Pic
Richard Brody writes about the boxing biopic “Big George Foreman,” directed by George Tillman, Jr., and starring Khris Davis, Sonja Sohn, and Forest Whitaker. → Read More
The Greatest Independent Films of the Twentieth Century
A counter-canon of masterworks by filmmakers who took control of the means of production. → Read More
In Praise of the Long Movie
In the right hands, a three-hour-plus film expands the boundaries of cinematic possibilities. → Read More
“Beau Is Afraid,” Reviewed: Mommy Is to Blame, but Can Someone Tell Us Why?
Ari Aster’s latest has a mother complex and a sense of spectacle but no inner life. → Read More
Ahmad Jamal Was a Modest Colossus of Jazz
The pianist and composer’s ideas had a decisive effect on the history of an art form. → Read More
“Renfield,” Reviewed: A Concept in Search of a Movie
The vampire comedy is bouncy, clever, fun, and extremely bloody, but dramatically inert. → Read More
“Air,” Reviewed: It’s Fun to Spend Time with These People, but We Don’t Know Much About Them
Richard Brody reviews the movie “Air”—directed by Ben Affleck and starring Affleck, Viola Davis, Matt Damon, and others—about the making of Nike’s Air Jordan. → Read More
“Showing Up,” Reviewed: A Masterwork About an Artist’s Life
Richard Brody on Kelly Reichardt’s film “Showing Up,” about an artist (played by Michelle Williams) who has taken on a large burden of family responsibility. → Read More
An Australian Standout at This Year’s New Directors/New Films Series
Alena Lodkina’s second feature, “Petrol,” explores the metaphysical dimensions of a new friendship. → Read More
“A Thousand and One,” Reviewed: Family Dreams Meet American Realities
Teyana Taylor’s searing performance embodies maternal love in A. V. Rockwell’s début feature. → Read More
“Petite Solange,” Reviewed: A Modernist Melodrama Mines the Power of the Female Gaze
Axelle Ropert’s powerful new drama traces the breakdown of a marriage and of a young girl’s self-perception. → Read More
Hong Sangsoo’s “Walk Up” Signals a Break from Routine
The prolific director’s latest movie relies and reflects on his famously low-budget filmmaking system. → Read More
“John Wick: Chapter 4,” Reviewed: A Slog with a Sensational Ending
Richard Brody reviews “John Wick: Chapter 4,” directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, and Laurence Fishburne. → Read More
“Pinball,” Reviewed: A Remedy for Your Post-Oscar Hangover
Richard Brody reviews “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game,” directed by Austin and Meredith Bragg and starring Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, and Dennis Boutsikaris. → Read More
At the 2023 Oscars, the Era of Good Feelings Prevailed
Richard Brody writes about the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, at which “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won multiple Oscars. → Read More
Behind the Scenes with Thelonious Monk in “Rewind & Play”
Richard Brody writes about Alain Gomis’s “Rewind & Play,” a documentary that looks behind the scenes of a TV program featuring jazz performances by Thelonious Monk. → Read More