Movie Reviews | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/movie-reviews/RSS feed for Movie ReviewsenTue, 08 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000The Enduring Myths of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/enduring-myths-raiders-lost-ark-180977923/Forty years later, archaeologists look back at what the first Indiana Jones movie got wrong about their professionTue, 08 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/enduring-myths-raiders-lost-ark-180977923/The True Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior Kinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-henry-v-englands-warrior-king-180973432/The new biopic “The King” finds Timothée Chalamet tracing Henry’s evolution from wayward prince to heroic warriorThu, 31 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-henry-v-englands-warrior-king-180973432/The Practically Perfect Political Timing of Mary Poppinshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/practically-perfect-political-timing-mary-poppins-180971070/Disney warned of reading too much into the timing of his films, but just now everyone could use a little “spit spot” from America’s favorite British NannyWed, 19 Dec 2018 17:01:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/practically-perfect-political-timing-mary-poppins-180971070/Smithsonian Curator Reflects on What 'First Man' Gets Right About Neil Armstrong's Journey to the Moonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-curator-reflects-what-first-man-gets-right-getting-neil-armstrong-moon-180970515/The new film lays bare the personal sacrifice and peril that accompanied NASA's historic mission Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:04:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-curator-reflects-what-first-man-gets-right-getting-neil-armstrong-moon-180970515/Wes Anderson’s Fastidious Whimsy Has Delighted Moviegoers for Decadeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/wes-andersons-fastidious-whimsy-has-delighted-moviegoers-decades-180968691/A Smithsonian retrospective breathes fresh life into Anderson’s kaleidoscopic filmographyWed, 04 Apr 2018 19:52:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/wes-andersons-fastidious-whimsy-has-delighted-moviegoers-decades-180968691/Why Is Some Art So Bad That It’s Good?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-is-some-art-so-bad-its-good-180967878/Sometimes a work of art is characterized by a string of failures, but nonetheless ends up being a gorgeous freak accident of natureFri, 19 Jan 2018 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-is-some-art-so-bad-its-good-180967878/What a Smithsonian Folklorist Thinks about Marvel's Cleaned-Up Version of Thorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-smithsonian-folklorist-thinks-about-marvels-cleaned-version-thor-180967052/In Hollywood’s hands, the Thor of ‘Ragnarok’ is a hunk with a heart compared to the brutish thug of loreWed, 01 Nov 2017 20:38:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-smithsonian-folklorist-thinks-about-marvels-cleaned-version-thor-180967052/The True Story Behind Billie Jean King's Victorious “Battle of the Sexes”https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/true-story-behind-billie-jean-king-battle-sexes-180964985/Smithsonian sports curator Eric Jentsch offers a look at her legacy beyond the legendary matchFri, 22 Sep 2017 15:31:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/true-story-behind-billie-jean-king-battle-sexes-180964985/How Director James Gray Discovered the Insanity Behind the Search for “The Lost City of Z”https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-director-james-gray-discovered-insanity-behind-the-search-lost-city-z-180962762/A story of Victorian-age madness and exploration in the South American jungle is coming to a theater near youTue, 11 Apr 2017 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-director-james-gray-discovered-insanity-behind-the-search-lost-city-z-180962762/When the Serendipitously Named Lovings Fell in Love, Their World Fell Aparthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/when-serendipitously-named-lovings-fell-love-their-world-fell-apart-180961558/The new film captures the quiet essence of the couples’ powerful story, says Smithsonian scholar Christopher WilsonFri, 23 Dec 2016 15:57:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/when-serendipitously-named-lovings-fell-love-their-world-fell-apart-180961558/