We live in a time of lengthy blockbusters: “The Batman” (176 minutes), “Oppenheimer” (180 minutes), “Avengers: Endgame” (182 minutes!), “The Irishman” (a whopping 209 minutes!), anything Peter Jackson ...

I met up with her during the film’s intermission — it runs three hours ... the nation’s top-grossing cinema even with the fires burning just miles away. Says one 10-year-old of his outing ...

There's no standard for intermissions, which can vary between presentations, technical issues, or even elevating a film's prestige. "The Brutalist" qualifies on all counts, but its intermission ...

Let's give The Brutalist its flowers for this, and hope more films take notes. Following The Brutalist winning many 2025 Golden Globes, I knew I needed to trek to the theater to see it, despite ...