Mohammad Bakri, 72, Outspoken Palestinian Actor and Director, Dies

His work, including the 2002 documentary “Jenin, Jenin,” exposed the often harsh realities of life experienced by his fellow Arabs in Israel.

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Women Directed Fewer Box Office Hits in 2025, Report Finds

The number of female filmmakers dropped to 8.1 percent this year from 13.4 percent in 2024, according to a study from the University of Southern California.

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Women Directed Fewer Box Office Hits in 2025, Report Finds

The number of female filmmakers dropped to 8.1 percent this year from 13.4 percent in 2024, according to a study from the University of Southern California.

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The Top Movies of 2025, According to Times Readers: ‘Marty Supreme’ and More

We asked you to vote on the best films of the year. The results ranged from big box office hits to small art-house indies.

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How to Put a Celebrity at Ease? Make a Pizza.

Times Cooking’s Pizza Interview series introduces a note of nostalgia to encourage stars to open up.

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New Year’s Eve Specials, Plus 4 Things to Watch on TV This Week

CNN, CBS and ABC ring in 2026, and a new reality show set in Palm Beach begins.

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Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries

More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct.

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Deaths in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants

Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.

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Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.

The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care.

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Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?

Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one.

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New Year’s Eve Specials, Plus 4 Things to Watch on TV This Week

CNN, CBS and ABC ring in 2026, and a new reality show set in Palm Beach begins.

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Five Brigitte Bardot Movies to Stream

The actress, who died at 91, had what can’t be taught: charisma and attitude onscreen. Here are some highlights.

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Brigitte Bardot: A Life in Pictures

The movies made the French actress a star, but photography sealed her stardom.

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Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91

“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.

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How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding

When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers scrambled to protect children in one last rainy season.

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Park Chan-wook and the Funny Thing About Stomach-Churning Horror

When American studios wouldn’t back his film about a laid-off manager committing gruesome murders, the director returned to Korea. Now he has a hit on his hands.

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How One Father Created an Organ Empire

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to a company owned by its founder.

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How Anthony Ramos, a ‘Hamilton’ Star, Spends a Day at His Brooklyn Bar

Anthony Ramos loves hanging out with customers during busy days that may find him writing a new musical, catching a friend in a show or performing in his own.

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash' | Anatomy of a Scene

James Cameron narrates a sequence from his film.

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What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone

She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for their marriage.

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‘No Other Choice’ Review: A Company Man Cut Loose

Park Chan-wook, the director of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden,” brings comedic flair to the cruel tale of an employee pushed to the brink.

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A Man Who Shunned Cheap Sentiment Left a Gift for Others: Life

Brendan Costello was a cleareyed writer who might have found this article a bit treacly. Such is the cost of being a good guy.

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‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Sprints to the Top

The actor stars as a magnetic, striving table-tennis champ in Josh Safdie’s new movie, one of the most exciting movies of the year.

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From ‘Splitsville’ to ‘Friendship,’ the Year’s Best Fight Scenes

Everywhere you looked this year, men were feuding. In movies like “Splitsville,” “Eddington” and “Friendship,” it was gloriously pathetic.

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Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88

In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of Japanese descent, were interned during World War II.

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Russell Brand Is Charged With Additional Counts of Rape and Sexual Assault

The actor, comedian and YouTuber now faces seven counts of rape and sexual assault in Britain.

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‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and the Art of Racial Solidarity

Across film (“Sinners,” “One Battle After Another”), theater (“Ragtime”) and TV (“The Lowdown”), four works suggested what achieving racial equality in America would take.

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Kate Winslet’s Unhappy Family Christmas

The British actress’s directorial debut, “Goodbye June,” is based on a script written by her son and follows a fractured family reuniting in the hospital over the holidays.

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‘Avatar’ Sequel Is Neither Fire Nor Ash at North American Box Office

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” took in $88 million over the weekend, a sizable No. 1 total that nonetheless fell 34 percent behind the opening for its franchise predecessor.

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May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage

She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, including from John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.

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Artists We Lost in 2025, in Their Words

Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.

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‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Dead Outlaw’ and More Theater to Stream

Other picks include a family production of “The Snow Queen,” the Broadway-bound “Every Brilliant Thing” and the acclaimed comedy “Sorry for Your Loss.”

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Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves

In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects.

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Sydney Sweeney’s Offscreen Image Contrasts With Progressive Onscreen Roles

Onscreen, she tends to play women fighting the patriarchy; offscreen the image she cultivates has meant conservatives consider her one of their own.

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What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.

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‘The BFG’ Enchants With Puppets and Pantomime Spirit

There is plenty of stimulation for young theatergoers in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book.

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As the ‘Avatar’ Villain Varang, Oona Chaplin Blazes Her Own Fiery Path

She had been working with refugees and channeled her anger over their situation into the ferocious performance, which was filmed several years ago.

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R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s

The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.”

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Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers

The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.

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What We Know About Rob Reiner’s Final Projects

The release of a “Spinal Tap” concert film that was filmed at Stonehenge has been delayed.

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‘Breakdown: 1975’ Remembers the Cinematic Voices of an Era

This documentary could be better, but it offers a helpful lesson for film fans new to the movies of that decade.

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F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner

The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.

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Christine Choy, Documentarian of Asian American Life, Dies at 76

Her film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” earned an Oscar nomination in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance.

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Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Zohran Mamdani Toast ‘Marty Supreme’

With orange beanies, a roast pig and a mayor-elect, the New York premiere of A24’s buzzy Ping-Pong film was its own kind of flick.

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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: When Help Won’t Arrive

Kaouther Ben Hania’s dramatized feature about a Palestinian girl who is killed in Gaza City is both powerfully direct and purposefully removed.

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The 25 Most Notable Movies of 2025: ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Roofman’ and More

We polled film fans in the newsroom. These are the titles that stuck with us this year.

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Nick Reiner, Arrested in Deaths of His Parents: What We Know

The son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, who was booked on suspicion of murder and remains in jail without bail, has long struggled with drug addiction.

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Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Wicked: for Good’ Lead

The lineups, which Oscar voters will choose from next month, include the new casting category, which was largely a dress rehearsal for best picture.

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Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You

The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.

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Rob Reiner Made Clear What He Believed In, Onscreen and Off

In films like “A Few Good Men,” the director’s ideas of honor and morality were stated as plainly as could be.

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As Michael Stivic in ‘All in the Family,’ Rob Reiner Brought Political Arguments Home

Reiner’s “All in the Family” role didn’t just capture the arguments of its time. It gave us a preview of our own.

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How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak

For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.

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A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia

Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

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What We Know About Rob Reiner and His Death

The director’s family said that he and his wife, Michele, had died on Sunday. The police said they had found two bodies at the Reiner home in Los Angeles.

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Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78

Mr. Reiner, who was in “All in the Family,” directed films including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “The Princess Bride” and “A Few Good Men.”

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‘Anna Christie’ Review: Michelle Williams on the Waterfront

The actress stars in Thomas Kail’s luminous revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a woman whose past threatens her future.

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Confirm or Deny: James Cameron Edition

The box office king sits for a lightning-round interview.

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Tom Hanks on the Electrifying (and Terrifying) Experience of Writing a Play

The actor also stars in the Off Broadway production of “This World of Tomorrow,” a yearslong project at the Shed through Dec. 21.

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Peter Greene, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘The Mask’ Actor, Dies at 60

Mr. Greene, who built a four-decade career uncannily portraying villains, was found dead in his apartment in Manhattan on Friday, his manager said.

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Government Can Withhold Funds From Planned Parenthood, Appeals Court Rules

A three-judge panel threw out a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to continue defunding the group and other major abortion providers.

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Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers

A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended.

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F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea

The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.

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Stream These 10 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in January

A ton of titles are expiring soon for U.S. subscribers. Catch them while you can, including a Scorsese classic and one of TV’s most influential series.

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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ | Anatomy of a Scene

The writer and director Rian Johnson narrates a sequence from his film.

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Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit

Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness.

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‘Ella McCay’ Review: Right Girl, Wrong Time

James L. Brooks returns with a lieutenant governor comedy that might leave you more confused than amused.

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Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported

The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and by 56 percent in children 5 to 17.

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‘Atropia’ Review: No Escape From Reality

Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner fake it so real in this Army simulation exercise in the California desert.

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How Long Should You Take Antidepressants?

Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these medications.

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A Surrogacy Firm Told Parents-to-Be Their Money Was Safe. Suddenly, It Vanished.

Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies.

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Ryan Coogler on ‘Sinners,’ Chadwick Boseman and Why He Declined to Join the Academy

The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him and why he turned down the invitation to join the academy.

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FDA Expands Covid Vaccine Inquiry to Adult Deaths

The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.

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Some Teens Are on Social Media ‘Almost Constantly,’ Survey Says

The new Pew report also found that two-thirds of teens said they had used an A.I. chatbot.

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When the Phone Number in That TV Show Actually Connects Somewhere

Passing on the classic 555 number, “Stranger Things” is the latest show to offer Easter eggs for viewers who try to call a fictional character.

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‘Marjorie Prime’ Review: A.I. Gave Her Back Her Husband. Was It Worth It?

June Squibb stars in the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s meditation on grief and the nature of human and artificial intelligence.

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Youth Mental Health Improved When Schools Reopened, Study Finds

With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed.

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Golden Globes 2026 Snubs and Surprises: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Misses a Major Nomination

Though its stars are up for acting prizes, the film is not in the running for best musical or comedy, only for box office achievement.

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Golden Globes Nominees 2026: An Updating List

The film and television nominees will be announced on Monday.

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Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums

People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.

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Golden Globes to Announce 2026 Nominations

Movies like “One Battle After Another” and “Hamnet” are considered strong contenders for the top awards, along with television shows like “The Pitt” and “The Studio.”

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The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory

In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.

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Cynthia Erivo on Her Favorite Books, “Wicked” and Her New Memoir

“I have to be still for a certain amount of time,” says the “Wicked” star and author of “Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much.”

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Francis Ford Coppola’s F.P. Journe Sells for $11 Million at Auction

Frenzied bidding pushed the polarizing F.P. Journe timepiece into near-record territory despite one dealer calling the design “goofy.”

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California Discourages Wild Mushroom Foraging After Fatal Outbreak

Officials said one person was killed and 20 others were poisoned after eating death cap mushrooms, which look and taste like safe mushrooms but can cause liver failure.

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The Area 51 of New England

Through trinkets and tales, a U.F.O. story that once captured national attention lives on.

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Chuck Kesey, Probiotic Yogurt Pioneer, Dies at 87

The younger brother of Ken Kesey, the novelist and counterculture luminary, he turned a defunct creamery into what is now Nancy’s Probiotic Foods.

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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal

The deal to acquire the Hollywood behemoth’s television and film studios as well as HBO Max will bulk up the world’s biggest paid streaming service.

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MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire Lee Zeldin at the E.P.A.

As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.

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After ‘Working Girl,’ Can Christopher Ashley Bring His Sunshine to New York?

Before returning to New York to lead Roundabout, Christopher Ashley is concluding his 18-year tenure at La Jolla Playhouse with the new musical “Working Girl.”

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Dashing Through a Season of Holiday Movies

For one writer, putting together her annual roundup of streaming holiday movies requires open-mindedness — and a high tolerance for candy-coated clichés.

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, ‘Mortal Kombat’ Actor, Dies at 75

The actor, born in Japan, starred in dozens of film and television shows, including Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle.” His career spanned more than three decades.

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Faulty Glucose Monitor Sensors May Be Tied to 7 Deaths, F.D.A. Says

Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors.

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Inside Kennedy’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System

The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

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Former F.D.A. Commissioners Sound Alarm on Plan to Change Vaccine Policy

Twelve former commissioners, in a New England Journal of Medicine article, said they were “deeply concerned” by a leaked memo from the agency’s vaccine regulator.

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Former F.D.A. Commissioners Sound Alarm on Plan to Change Vaccine Policy

Twelve former commissioners, in a New England Journal of Medicine article, said they were “deeply concerned” by a leaked memo from the Trump administration’s chief scientific officer.

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Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Is Now a Film. Here’s What to Know.

The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here’s what to know about the show, and the movie.

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What Is ‘Masking,’ and Is It Harmful?

“Masking” is part of life, especially for those with autism or A.D.H.D. But hiding your true self comes with a cost.

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Best Movies of 2025

Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year.

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Jafar Panahi, Who Filmed in Secret in Iran, Wins Big at Gotham Awards

He won best director, original screenplay and international feature for “It Was Just an Accident.” Best feature went to “One Battle After Another.”

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‘The Merchants of Joy’ Review: Cutthroat Christmas Tree Sales

A new documentary contains zesty character studies of competing New York City tree vendors as they prepare for the holiday season.

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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in December

A slew of new titles are coming this month, including the latest “Knives Out” mystery and a film starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler.

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