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Lovia Gyarkye

Arts & Culture Critic

Lovia Gyarkye is the Arts and Culture Critic at The Hollywood Reporter, where she reviews film, TV and the occasional Broadway show. Previously, she was an editor at The New York Times‘ monthly print section for kids and a researcher for The New York Times Book Review. Her essays and reviews have been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue and The Nation.

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‘Night Is Not Eternal’ Review: Nanfu Wang’s HBO Doc Is a Sharp, Timely Examination of the Fight Against Fascism

The latest movie from the 'Hooligan Sparrow' and 'One Child Nation' filmmaker explores her friendship with Cuban activist Rosa Maria Payá to better understand dissent against authoritarian rule.

Critic’s Notebook: The Under-Seen Films That Speak to This Moment in American Politics

In the wake of the 2024 election, THR's arts and culture critic reflects on the minor key narratives and international offerings that illustrate how we got here — and where to go now.

‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ Review: Judy Greer in an Uneven Holiday Flick with an Ecclesiastical Spin

Pete Holmes and Lauren Graham also star in the adaptation of Barbara Robinson's 1972 children's book about six unruly siblings, directed by Dallas Jenkins ('The Chosen').

‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Review: Aardman’s Beloved Duo Return With a Zippy, Gorgeously Animated Netflix Caper

The misadventure-prone inventor (now voiced by Ben Whitehead) creates a "smart" gnome that develops a mind of its own, leaving his clever pooch to save the day.

‘Black Box Diaries’ Review: The Face of Japan’s #MeToo Movement Tells Her Compelling Story

In her debut documentary feature, which premiered at Sundance, the journalist Shiori Ito chronicles her journey for legal recourse in a case against the high-profile reporter she accused of rape.

‘That Christmas’ Review: Netflix’s Richard Curtis-Scripted Animation Is Poised to Become a New Holiday Classic

Brian Cox voices Santa in Simon Otto's feature directing debut, which tells overlapping stories about children at Yuletide in a quaint seaside town.

‘Nocturnes’ Review: A Delicate Doc Explores the Beauty of Moths and What They Tell Us About Climate Change

Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan's film, which won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Craft at Sundance, transports viewers to a lush forest in the Eastern Himalayas.

‘Goodrich’ Review: Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis Buoy a Good-Natured Dramedy Drowning in Clichés

In Hallie Meyers-Shyer's second film, a man must lean on his eldest daughter from his first marriage after his second wife leaves unexpectedly leaves him with their two young kids.

‘Suburban Fury’ Review: A Riveting but Searching Documentary Portrait of a Would-Be Presidential Assassin

In his latest feature, Robinson Devor weaves archival footage and exclusive interviews with Sara Jane Moore to figure out how a seemingly ordinary mother became an FBI informant and later a radical.

‘Viet and Nam’ Review: A Dreamy Portrait of Queer Love and Historical Haunting

Truong Minh Quy's third feature, which premiered at Cannes and is banned in his home country of Vietnam, artfully maps a heartbreaking romance onto the battered history of a nation.

‘White Bird’ Review: Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson in an Overly Mushy ‘Wonder’ Sequel

Marc Forster directs the R.J. Palacio adaptation about a former bully learning lessons in kindness and moral courage from his grandmother's tales of growing up in Nazi-occupied France.

‘Salem’s Lot’ Review: A Stephen King Classic Gets Drained of Substance in Max’s So-So Adaptation

Lewis Pullman and Alfre Woodard star in the horror drama about an author who returns to his hometown in search of creative inspiration, only to find it under attack by a monster.