Hey, movie fans! It’s a Skarsgard week of sorts in the film world. Our Projectionist columnist, Kyle Buchanan, spoke to Stellan Skarsgard about his Oscar-nominated role in “Sentimental Value” (in theaters and available on demand), in which he plays a filmmaker who has a strained relationship with his daughters. Fresh off a Golden Globe win, Skarsgard spoke about the demands of awards campaigns: “If you’re a good artist, you should not have to be a good self-promoter,” he said. The actor’s son Alexander Skarsgard is in the spotlight this week as well. Having just hosted “Saturday Night Live,” he is starring, alongside Harry Melling in the B.D.S.M.-tinged comedy “Pillion,” out this weekend. In her critic’s pick review of the movie, Jeannette Catsoulis wrote, “With immense sensitivity, the screenwriter and director Harry Lighton, making his feature debut, stages sequences that deepen the characters and expand our understanding of their lives.” Outside of Skarsgard news, the shocking desert thriller “Sirat,” which received two Oscar nominations, has come to theaters, and is also a critic’s pick. In her review, The Times’s chief film critic, Manohla Dargis, wrote that the movie is “an assertion of life in its raw totality.” And if you’re looking for something to watch at home, the critic Robert Daniels, offers 10 selections for Black History Month that highlight the range and evolution of Black film. Enjoy the movies! | STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS | |
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