Awards
Before Wagner Moura stepped on the set to play Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar for the Netflix series “Narcos,” the Brazilian actor had more to learn than just his lines.
June 8, 2017
Wagner Moura of ‘Narcos’ put on 40 pounds to play Pablo Escobar.
June 7, 2017
Enough with the violent drug cartels, ‘Narcos’ star Wagner Moura reveals he has a fondness for ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘House of Cards’
Movies
Documentary filmmaker Greg Barker has two new movies in one weekend: His narrative debut with Netflix biopic “Sérgio,” and the Showtime doc “The Longest War.”
April 17, 2020
“Futuro Beach” begins with a German tourist drowning by Brazil’s Praia do Futuro.
April 16, 2015
Entertainment & Arts
Movie review: ‘Elite Squad: The Enemy Within’
Nov. 18, 2011
Steamy portrayals heat up ‘Lower City,’ about lifelong pals who turn testy when both fall for the same woman.
June 30, 2006
Television
Into a cultural moment already roiling with political theater, border issues and gun violence drops “Narcos,” a new series from Netflix that chronicles the rise of Pablo Escobar, whose ruthless monomania was matched only by his enduring antihero popularity.
Aug. 27, 2015
Archives
May 18, 2017
José Padilha, Brazil’s equal-opportunity agitator
Nov. 17, 2011