Movies Update: Reviews of "X-Men: First Class," "Beginners," "Film Socialisme" and More

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June 03, 2011 Movies Update

Movie Reviews Movie Review | 'X-Men: First Class' Born That Way, and Proud of It By MANOHLA DARGIS This latest installment of the "X-Men" series reaches back to the early 1960s for an origin story of mutants. Slide Show: Mid-Century Mutants Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review Movie Review | 'Beginners' Remembering When Dad Came Out By MANOHLA DARGIS Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor star in "Beginners," a wistful memory piece about a straight son and his dying gay father. Video Interview: Mike Mills Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review ADVERTISEMENT Movie Review | 'Film Socialisme' On a Mediterranean Cruise Ship Steered by a Godardian Crew By A. O. SCOTT "Film Socialisme," Jean-Luc Godard's latest work to arrive in America, is an assemblage of vignettes, allusions and tracts, by turns provocative, grating, gorgeous and tiresome. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review Movie Review | 'Submarine' Coming of Age, and Then to Terms By A. O. SCOTT Richard Ayoade's debut feature, "Submarine," follows a Welsh schoolboy's coming of age as he experiences first love, family trouble and stray encounters with the weirdness of the world. Anatomy of a Scene Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review Movie Review | 'Rejoice and Shout' The Power of Voices Lifted in Song By STEPHEN HOLDEN "Rejoice and Shout," a historical survey of African-American gospel music, illustrates how it evolved out of the fusion of plantation work songs and Christian hymns. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review Movie Review | 'Beautiful Boy' Alone to Face the Fallout From a Son's Horrific Crime By STEPHEN HOLDEN A married couple's bottled-up tensions are blasted open as they cope with their son's shooting rampage and suicide. Profile Article: Maria Bello Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review Movie Review | '!Women Art Revolution' Enhancing the Image of Feminist Art By RACHEL SALTZ A documentary makes the case that the feminist art movement has been more influential than is generally acknowledged. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review Movie Review | 'The Last Mountain' An Environmental Horror Story By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS In "The Last Mountain," Bill Haney looks at the fight over mountaintop removal to mine coal in West Virginia. Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review Movie Review | 'Mr. Nice': Reliving a Drug Dealer's Halcyon Days Movie Review | 'Empire of Silver': Banking and Bad Behavior Movie Review | 'Love, Wedding, Marriage': The Dos and Don'ts of 'I Do' Movie Review | 'Turkey Bowl': Friends, Football and Fun Movie Review | 'Some Days Are Better Than Others': Fighting Losing Battles Against Isolation News & Features 3-D Starts to Fizzle, and Hollywood Frets By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY The strongest films have benefited from 3-D, but consumers are rejecting middling movies that employ the technology to wring more money from moviegoers. The Funnywoman, Alive and Well By A. O. SCOTT "Bridesmaids" has been hailed as a vindication of the rights and abilities of all women to make jokes, and thus a resounding rebuttal to what is supposedly a widespread assumption otherwise. Movie Review | Trailer Profile Article: Kristen Wiig DVD Video The Many Shades of Wayne By DAVE KEHR Just in time for Father's Day, Fox is releasing Blu-ray editions of two films that belong to John Wayne's late-middle period: "The Horse Soldiers" and "The Comancheros." ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Photos & Video Slide Show: Mid-Century Mutants A look at some of the sets of "X-Men: First Class" with commentary from the production designer Chris Seagers. Related Review Video: Anatomy of a Scene: 'Submarine' Richard Ayoade, the director of "Submarine," discusses a scene from his film about an awkward teenager and his first love. Related Article A. O. Scott recommends: The Tree of Life NYT Review Readers' Reviews Buy Tickets Watch Trailer Manohla Dargis recommends: Bridesmaids NYT Review Readers' Reviews Buy Tickets Watch Trailer Stephen Holden recommends: Rejoice and Shout NYT Review Readers' Reviews Buy Tickets Watch Trailer More Critics' Picks » Showtimes & Tickets Enter Title and/or Enter Zip Code Go to Showtimes & Tickets » Box Office Top 5 The Hangover Part II Kung Fu Panda 2 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Bridesmaids Thor Go to Box Office » Editor FeedBack Thanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond. Mekado Murphy Movies Producer The New York Times on the Web Coming Soon The Art of Getting By Bad Teacher Cars 2 Go to Coming Soon » Times Pulse The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. X-Men: First Class Beginners The Tree of Life !Women Art Revolution Beautiful Boy Go to Times Pulse » ADVERTISEMENT

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