The latest science fiction movies available for streaming, Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically acclaimed **‘One Battle After Another’ and its unique VistaVision format, and the New York Film Festival highlights are discussed alongside new films from Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut and a documentary on ‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’, plus a retrospective on ‘Face/Off’ and a review of ‘Ruth & Boaz’, and seven new movies** critics are talking about this week.

• Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Arts -
• ‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rallying Cry — New York Times Arts -
• New York Film Festival Highlights — New York Times Arts -

• 7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week — New York Times Arts -
• ‘One Battle After Another’ Is in VistaVision. Should You Care? — New York Times Arts -
• Scarlett Johansson and the Stars of Her Directing Debut on ‘Eleanor the Great’ — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’ Takes an Uncritical Look at a ’90s Phenomenon — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Face/Off,’ the Bonkers Blockbuster With Staying Power — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Ruth & Boaz’ Review: A Modern Twist on a Biblical Romance — New York Times Arts -

Discussions around **Coco Fusco’s poetic performances and Kerry James Marshall’s impactful paintings highlight contemporary art, while the legal world sees a judge reject a lawsuit claiming art lost its ‘oomph’, and a report reveals museums post less about Nazi-looted art, with news of Lisa Phillips’s retirement from the New Museum and a re-evaluation that states Dutch Masters were women, too**.

• How Coco Fusco’s Poetic Performances Reshaped Contemporary Art — New York Times Arts -
• Judge Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Art Had Lost Its ‘Oomph’ — New York Times Arts -
• Kerry James Marshall on Making ‘the Paintings Nobody Else Is Making’ — New York Times Arts -

• Report Says Museums Post Less Online About Possibly Nazi-Looted Art — New York Times Arts -
• Judge Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Art Had Lost Its ‘Oomph’ — New York Times Arts -
• Lisa Phillips, Director of New Museum, to Retire — New York Times Arts -
• The Dutch Masters Were Women, Too — New York Times Arts -

New insights from novelist Ian McEwan on history as an imperfect judge and reviews of his book **‘What We Can Know’ lead literary news, followed by book club discussions on classics like ‘Pride and Prejudice’** and Stephen Graham Jones’s **‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter’, a review of ‘The Winter of the Dollhouse’, and a profile of a writer who demystifies the arcane and obscure**.

• Ian McEwan Knows History Is an Imperfect Judge — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘What We Can Know,’ by Ian McEwan — New York Times Books -
• Book Club: Let’s Discuss ‘Pride and Prejudice’ — New York Times Books -

• Book Club: Read ‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter,’ by Stephen Graham Jones, with the Book Review — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘The Winter of the Dollhouse,’ by Laura Amy Schlitz — New York Times Books -
• A Writer Who Delights in Demystifying the Arcane and Obscure — New York Times Arts -

Reviews of John Leguizamo’s ambitious family drama **‘The Other Americans’ and a unique operatic blend of Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ with Larry Kramer’s Fire Island are featured, along with a stage adaptation of ‘The Unwomanly Face of War’**, Rashid Johnson’s staging of **‘Dutchman’ at Russian and Turkish Baths, and the Broadway play ‘Punch’** focusing on restorative justice.

• ‘The Other Americans’ Review: John Leguizamo’s Family Drama Aims Big — New York Times Arts -
• Review: Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ Meets Larry Kramer’s Fire Island — New York Times Arts -
• In “The Unwomanly Face of War,” History’s Record Is Corrected — New York Times Arts -

• Rashid Johnson Stages ‘Dutchman’ at Russian and Turkish Baths — New York Times Arts -
• In ‘Punch’ on Broadway, Trying to Summon Empathy for the Unforgivable — New York Times Arts -

**Harry Styles’ unexpected Berlin Marathon appearance** for Tracksmith, Alec Baldwin’s praise for Gustavo Dudamel at the New York Philharmonic Gala, the dismissal of a **Kneecap rapper’s terrorism charge, and Eurovision members voting on Israel’s exclusion** dominate the music and celebrity news.

• Harry Styles Surprised Tracksmith by Wearing Their Shorts in Berlin Marathon — New York Times Music -
• At New York’s Philharmonic Gala, Alec Baldwin Cheers Gustavo Dudamel — New York Times Arts -
• Kneecap Rapper’s Terrorism Charge Is Dismissed by U.K. Court — New York Times Arts -

• Eurovision Members to Vote on Whether to Exclude Israel — New York Times Arts -

Public bathrooms emerging as a pop culture trend, a game about disordered eating developed by a teen, **Julia Roberts’ jewelry designer side gig, Halloween events in NYC, and Colbert’s investigation into Trump’s escalator ‘sabotage’ claim** reveal diverse cultural developments and upcoming events.

• The Next Big Thing in Pop Culture: Public Bathrooms — New York Times Arts -
• She Counted Calories as a Teen, Then Created a Game About It — New York Times Arts -
• Her Side Gig Is Designing Jewelry for Julia Roberts — New York Times Arts -

• Her Side Gig Is Designing Jewelry for Julia Roberts — New York Times Arts -
• 33 Fun Halloween Events in NYC 2025: Parades, Haunted Houses and More — New York Times Arts -
• Colbert Investigates Trump’s Claim of Escalator ‘Sabotage’ — New York Times Arts -

The entertainment world mourns the passing of iconic Italian actress Claudia Cardinale, acclaimed writer Maxine Clair, and influential indie director Henry Jaglom.

• Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87 — New York Times Arts -
• Maxine Clair, Writer Who Came to Her Craft in Middle Age, Dies at 86 — New York Times Arts -
• Henry Jaglom, Indie Director Who Mined the Personal, Dies at 87 — New York Times Arts -