Pablo Larraín’s new film “Maria,” the third in his trilogy of grandes-dames bio-pics (following “Jackie” and “Spencer”), is the best of the three for a simple reason: its protagonist, Maria Callas, ...

María is, by all accounts, entrancing. As the lead singer of L.A. band The Marías, she beguiles showgoers with her velvety bilingual vocals, sultry grooves, and striking features. Putting a high ...

Pablo Larraín is known for bringing the lives of fascinating women from across the years to the screen thanks to biographical dramas that are constantly recognized on the awards circuit. And now, ...

What happens when a star dazzles in a lead role? Audiences might be blinded to the film's other achievements — but these are worth a closer look. In Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama “Maria,” opera ...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s buzziest awards-season films continues with Maria, the Maria Callas snapshot-biopic starring Angelina Jolie. Pablo ...

Her starring role in Maria is her most ambitious in ages, and yet it doesn’t feel like a reemergence. It feels like a snooze. Photo: Vision Distribution This review was originally published on August ...

No director working today has a greater command of the medium than the Chilean maestro Pablo Larraín, whose previous achievements in the generally unloved biopic genre — Jackie and Spencer — are now ...

One of the more animated objects in “Maria” is Maria Callas’s piano, moved from room to room by servants at the whim of the ex-opera star. Its journeys have no discernible purpose. It weighs a ton.