Adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel, The Friend opens with the prosaic inner monologue of New York author and writing teacher ...

This melancholy comedy starring Naomi Watts, about a woman who inherits a Great Dane following a friend's suicide, is a heart-wrenching meditation on grief ...

One of the finest double acts of the year has received little fanfare, and, with all due respect, the pairing of Naomi Watts ...

THE tale of a reluctant owner falling in love with a problematic pooch has played out many times on the big screen. Turner & ...

Or rather, it is — but on a more sophisticated and ambitious level. Based on a novel by Sigrid Nunez — whose work also inspired last year’s Pedro Almodóvar film The Room Next Door — The Friend stars ...