("Agora" was the highest-grossing movie in Spain last year, making more than $30 million.) More distracting is the lack of dramatic heft, ...

Last year’s highest-grossing film in Amenábar’s native Spain, “Agora” has drawn criticism from Catholic organizations for perceived slights against Christians, ...

Agora — Film Review. Alejandro Amenabar will need good word-of-mouth to attract wider audiences willing to sit through 144 minutes and a heavy-handed beginning in his latest film, "Agora." ...

Agora (R) Newmarket (126 min.) Directed by Alejandro Amenábar. Oscar Issac with Rachel Weisz. Now playing in New York. Stephen Whitty's rating: 2 Stars Rating note: The film contains nudity and ...

Movie review: "Agora" a mixed-up marketplace of ideas, but Rachel Weisz shines. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 54°F. Sunday, November 3rd 2024 Digital Replica Edition.

Agora means meeting place in ancient Greek and this remarkable, remarkably humane, film keeps its eyes open to the humanity of all sides who meet in battle over issues of science, religion and truth.

Not so long ago a film this epic would have been celebrated by the industry and by... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content. ... DVD review: Agora.

In “Agora,” her latest film, she returns to the Nile to play another woman of a scholarly bent but that is where any similarity to the archly comic-horror “Mummy” series ends.