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June 20, 2024177
Open Windows
Heavily inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s influence on Brian De Palma, Nacho Vigalondo’s…
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July 5, 2024452
The Imaginary
Born from the still unbridled creativity of children, where an empty room…
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July 15, 2024350
The Convert
In his latest movie “The Convert,” director and co-writer Lee Tamahori returns…
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June 20, 2024171
Firebrand
Alicia Vikander is the titular “Firebrand,” starring as Katherine Parr, the sixth…
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August 16, 2024547
Rule of Two Walls
More than 900 days since Russia first launched its invasion and unprovoked…
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June 20, 2024173
The Young Wife
Despite what everyone says, weddings aren’t really about the bride and groom.…
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June 19, 2024180
Black Twitter: A People’s History
Black people are the architects of American culture. The hip verbiage many…
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June 20, 2024175
Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.
“Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play.,” a film by playwright Jeremy…
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June 20, 2024175
The Last Stop in Yuma County
“Last Stop in Yuma County” is the kind of movie where you…
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June 20, 2024216
Divinity
In a world where the imagination of indie sci-fi can often struggle…
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July 5, 2024405
Mother, Couch
From the moment Dave (Ewan McGregor) frantically walks across a deserted parking…
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August 16, 2024595
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
When “Caligula” arrived in theaters in 1979, it came in on a…
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June 20, 2024177
If
If you’re lucky enough to attend an early screening of John Krasinski’s…
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June 20, 2024180
La Chimera
“La Chimera” plays like a magical realism version of the classic one-last-heist movie. The core of…
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June 20, 2024174
Flipside
The personal essay film is a tricky genre, because when you get…
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June 20, 2024172
Queens
The shots are unreal. We fly behind and next to a bee…
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July 26, 2024345
The Fabulous Four
If you’re a distinguished older male actor in Hollywood, you’re typically cast as…
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July 19, 2024368
Oddity
“Caveat,” Damian Mc Carthy’s directorial debut, was unnerving in the extreme. So,…
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July 19, 2024341
Hollywoodgate
When the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, you couldn’t…
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June 20, 2024230
Stopmotion
The conceit of a tortured and socially maladjusted artist whose obsessive pursuit…
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August 23, 2024468
The Crow
Good movies always have integrity, but not-good movies can have integrity, too.…
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June 20, 2024191
The Beast
The launching pad for Bertrand Bonello’s new picture “The Beast” (“La Bete”)…
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June 20, 2024171
The Sacrifice Game
The supernatural hostage thriller “The Sacrifice Game” feels like a self-conscious throwback,…
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June 28, 2024310
The Vourdalak
A proudly old-fashioned Gothic fable with grain and grit, the delectable “Vourdalak”…
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June 20, 2024170
The Roundup: Punishment
“The Roundup: Punishment” is the third sequel in a series of Korean…
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August 16, 2024342
The Good Half
“Are you lost?,” an old lady at the mall asks sad-sack Renn Wheeland…
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June 20, 2024171
Aisha
Letitia Wright gives a quietly powerful performance in “Aisha” as a young…
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August 16, 2024572
Consumed
There’s a great high-concept premise at the start of “Consumed,” an otherwise…
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June 20, 2024170
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
A corporate video is not art, as much as its director might…
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July 12, 2024296
Made in England: The Films of Power & Pressburger
At the beginning of “Made in England: The Films of Powell &…
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June 20, 2024197
It’s Only Life After All
There’s a lot of ground to cover in “It’s Only Life After…
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June 20, 2024169
Pioneer
Remember this name: Aksel Hennie. If “Pioneer,” a mixed bag of a…
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June 20, 2024177
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
There has been a growing subgenre of non-fiction films that I jokingly…
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June 20, 2024177
Lumberjack the Monster
It’s incredible that a filmmaker as renowned as Takashi Miike can have…
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June 20, 2024171
Maestra
Cate Blanchett’s searing performance in “Tár” left such an indelible impression that,…
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June 20, 2024161
Raging Grace
Joy (Max Eigenmann) is one of millions of domestic workers worldwide. She’s…
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June 20, 2024167
On the Adamant
At first glance, the barge docked on the Seine in Paris near…
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June 20, 2024170
Humane
The Cronenberg cinematic family tree adds another branch this week with the…
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June 20, 2024307
Poor Things
Yorgos Lanthimos seems delighted in depicting extreme behavior within pristine settings, whether…
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June 26, 2024307
Kinds of Kindness
After the comparatively “normal” visions of “The Favourite” and “Poor Things,” Yorgos…
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June 20, 2024177
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
Will there ever be a version of “Rebel Moon—Part 2: The Scargiver”…
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June 20, 2024165
You Can Call Me Bill
“I’m afraid of being alone,” intones William Shatner in the opening minutes…
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June 20, 2024164
What can you really do about it if the world ends later tonight?
“Knowing” is among the best science-fiction films I’ve seen — frightening, suspenseful,…
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June 19, 2024324
Nothing Can’t Be Undone By a HotPot
In case you’re wondering, “Nothing Can’t Be Undone By a HotPot” is…
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June 20, 2024175
In a Violent Nature
The most fascinating thing about Chris Nash’s hyperviolent slasher experiment “In a Violent…
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June 20, 2024174
Dad & Step-Dad
Inadequacy peeks from behind the uncomfortable smiles and passive aggressive remarks that…
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June 20, 2024178
Handling the Undead
Zombies don’t have to be fast. It’s a fun novelty sometimes, sure.…
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June 20, 2024183
LaRoy, Texas
“LaRoy, Texas” immediately tests your expectations. Driving down a dark dirt country…
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June 20, 2024179
Bella
“I’m not a singer; I’m a dancer!” Bella Lewitzky defiantly refused to…
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June 20, 2024171
Madu
It’s recess at a small school in Nigeria and the boys are…
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June 20, 2024193
Sleeping Dogs
The Russell Crowe renaissance feels like it’s just around the corner. Although…
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August 16, 2024577
Skincare
When you have a name like Hope Goldman, two words lacquered in…
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July 8, 2024319
The Secret Art of Human Flight
Ben (Grant Rosenmeyer) is not okay. His wife and artistic collaborator Sarah…
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June 20, 2024172
MoviePass, MovieCrash
For a few gossamer years in the 2010s, movie fans ate well—perhaps…
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June 20, 2024221
Ultraman: Rising
Children take center stage but aren’t the real stars of “Ultraman: Rising,”…
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June 20, 2024201
Founders Day
Advertising “Founder Days” as a “bold political slasher” gives too much credit…
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July 12, 2024262
Sorry/Not Sorry
Produced by The New York Times‘s video division, and depending heavily on…
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June 28, 2024379
Last Summer
With her creamy wardrobe of tasteful neutrals and dreamy mansion in the Paris suburbs, Léa Drucker’s…
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June 27, 2024345
A Quiet Place: Day One
There are enough interesting ideas and at least two confident performances holding…
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June 20, 2024167
Thanksgiving
After promising us back in 2007 that “white meat … dark meat…
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August 23, 2024484
Blink Twice
Early in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, we are introduced to Slater King…
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June 20, 2024170
You’ll Never Find Me
“I’m afraid you knocked on the wrong door.” When Paul (Brendan Rock)…
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June 20, 2024222
Lisa Frankenstein
When was the last time we got a teen-centric movie that felt…
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June 20, 2024191
Sight
In Andrew Hyatt’s “Sight,” what you see is what you get. The…
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June 20, 2024217
Out of Darkness
Cinematic depictions of ancient or near-ancient times have come a long way…
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July 5, 2024384
Escape
The high-concept South Korean army thriller “Escape” clocks in at a swift…
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June 20, 2024218
This train’s got the disappearin’ Western blues
James Mangold’s “3:10 to Yuma” restores the wounded heart of the Western…
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June 19, 2024175
Food, Inc. 2
“My relationship with food is complicated …very complicated. Because I have Type…
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June 20, 2024195
Musica
In the romantic comedy “Música,” Rudy is a young man who experiences…
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June 20, 2024168
The Watchers
When it comes to kooky, creative thrillers, Shyamalan is practically a brand.…
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June 20, 2024181
The Family Plan
Mark Wahlberg has displayed enough comic timing and action chops in previous…
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June 20, 2024171
Night of the Hunted
How much do you want to be cornered by a vindictive energy…
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June 20, 2024176
Longing
“Longing” is a remake of an award-winning Israeli film by the same…
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June 20, 2024171
Twelve angry Russians
“Twelve Angry Men” remains a monument of American filmmaking, and more than…
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June 19, 2024172
Riddle of Fire
“Riddle of Fire” is the kind of cinematic bedtime story whose whimsical…
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June 20, 2024170
Marrying into a nightmare
“All Good Things” is based on one of those true stories like…
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June 20, 2024174
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s second narrative feature is a gnawing search for belonging in…
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June 20, 2024180
Kidnapped
Set in 1800s Italy and based on a true story, “Kidnapped” is…
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June 20, 2024166
Tiger Stripes
In Amanda Nell Eu’s coming-of-age tale, “Tiger Stripes,” a young girl in…
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July 19, 2024326
Crumb Catcher
I didn’t believe a single second of “Crumb Catcher.” It begins with…