NY Times: ‘Heart of Stone’ Review: Gal Gadot’s Spy Thriller Misses the Mark - Gal Gadot plays an international superspy who teams up with an all-powerful computer in this ludicrous and derivative Netflix espionage thriller. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/movies/heart-of-stone-review.html -

NY Times: ‘The Shark Is Broken’ Review: A Bloodless Postscript to ‘Jaws’ - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater, a play about the making of Hollywood’s first summer blockbuster bobs up on Broadway. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/theater/the-shark-is-broken-review.html -

NY Times: How ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Reimagined a BookTok Sensation - The filmmakers didn’t want to disappoint fans of Casey McQuiston’s novel about the romance between a U.S. president’s son and a British prince. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/movies/red-white-royal-blue-booktok.html -

NY Times: Action Movies to Stream Now: ‘Call Her King,’ ‘Supercell’ and More - From films with swift swordplay to those with mega-tornadoes, this month’s action picks go big. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/movies/action-movies-streaming.html -

NY Times: This Isn’t Barbie’s First Time Onscreen: She’s Been a Movie Star for Decades - Before Margot Robbie’s live-action take on the doll, Mattel put out more than a dozen animated films that have an avid following, even now. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/movies/barbie-animated-nutcracker.html -

NY Times: ‘The Pod Generation’ Review: Birthing 2.0 - This satire on our techno-capitalist future is best enjoyed the way it’s made — without taking itself too seriously. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/movies/the-pod-generation-review.html -

NY Times: ‘Between Two Worlds’ Review: Juliette Binoche Goes Undercover - In this social-justice drama, the French actress plays an investigative journalist who poses as a cleaner to expose worker exploitation. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/movies/between-two-worlds-review-juliette-binoche.html -

NY Times: ‘Vera’ Review: No Faking - In this hybrid film by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, the actress Vera Gemma portrays a complex and vulnerable version of herself. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/movies/vera-review.html -

NY Times: ‘The Eternal Memory’ Review: A Love That Lasts When Recollections Fade - This documentary from Maite Alberdi looks at how a couple faces one partner’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/movies/the-eternal-memory-review.html -

NY Times: Confusion in Hollywood as Some Productions Are Allowed to Continue - The striking actors’ union is granting waivers to some projects not affiliated with the major studios, but questions persist about who qualifies and why. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/business/media/sag-waivers-strike.html -

NY Times: Watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ First Fight in ‘Mutant Mayhem’ - The director Jeff Rowe narrates an animated sequence from his film. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-clip.html -

NY Times: The Toughest ‘Barbie’ Movie Critics Are Barbie Collectors - These longtime fans of the doll had high expectations, and concerns, for her big-screen live-action debut. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/movies/barbie-doll-collectors.html -

NY Times: ‘Medusa Deluxe’ Review: Curl Up and Die - A gruesome attack on a stylist upends a hairdressing contest in this invigoratingly bold debut. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/movies/medusa-deluxe-review.html -

NY Times: ‘All Up in the Biz’ Review: Showtime’s Biz Markie Documentary - Biz Markie created hits like “Just a Friend” and influenced a wide range of rappers, many of whom remember him fondly in this Showtime documentary. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/movies/all-up-in-the-biz-review.html -

NY Times: United Auto Workers Open Contract Talks in Detroit - The U.A.W., with a more confrontational leader, aims to win back wage and benefit concessions and insulate jobs from the rise of electric vehicles. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/business/uaw-contract-talks.html -

NY Times: F1 Academy Picks Up Where the W Series Left Off - The academy is another attempt to get women into Formula 1 in various roles, but also behind the wheel. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/sports/autoracing/f1-academy-women.html -

NY Times: Ford Slashes Price of Electric F-150 Lightning as Demand Weakens - Ford, Tesla and other automakers are having to lower prices to lure buyers as the supply of battery-powered models begins to exceed demand. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/business/ford-f150-lightning-electric-vehicle-prices.html -

NY Times: Carvana, Used Car Dealer, Reaches Deal to Restructure Debt - Most of the company’s bondholders have agreed to accept bonds that are worth less than what they were owed but that are secured against real estate and other assets. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/business/carvana-apollo-debt-restructuring.html -

NY Times: Tesla’s Profit Rose in the Second Quarter as Price Cuts Spurred Demand - Elon Musk’s electric car company is facing intensifying competition from newer Chinese automakers and established Western car companies. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/business/tesla-second-quarter-electric-vehicles.html -

NY Times: A Slice of Big Sky Country You Won’t See on ‘Yellowstone’ - In Montana, a stretch of U.S. Highway 2 known as the Hi-Line is colored by grain elevators, railroad cars and century-old homesteading remnants. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/travel/montana-hi-line-road-trip.html -