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June 20, 2024203
Femme
Written and directed by Ng Choon Ping and Sam H. Freeman, “Femme”…
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June 20, 2024174
Taking Venice
In 1964, Robert Rauschenberg won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice…
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June 28, 2024312
The Vourdalak
A proudly old-fashioned Gothic fable with grain and grit, the delectable “Vourdalak”…
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July 12, 2024262
Family Portrait
What is it about the sound of wind? It can be undeniably…
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June 20, 2024216
Madame Web
“Madame Web” is not the unmitigated disaster that its clunky trailer or…
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June 19, 2024168
Blood for Dust
Set in 1992 in the northernmost United States, where criminals run drugs…
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June 20, 2024186
The Creator
It’s ironically apt that “The Creator,” about the potential and peril of…
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August 2, 2024426
Coup!
This movie opens with views of a manual typewriter, and indignant words…
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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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June 20, 2024176
The Young Wife
Despite what everyone says, weddings aren’t really about the bride and groom.…
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August 2, 2024441
The Instigators
I didn’t think Doug Liman could deliver a worse film than “Road…
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August 16, 2024554
Close to You
There are two main types of stories about smalltown people finding themselves:…
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June 20, 2024184
Monolith
Lily Sullivan, who broke through with an impressively physical performance in last year’s…
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June 21, 2024346
Trigger Warning
Beginning with a wonky opening chase sequence, “Trigger Warning” lacks urgency. Beginning…
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July 22, 2024421
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
Before we get too deep into the story of Lou Pearlman, a…
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July 8, 2024322
The Secret Art of Human Flight
Ben (Grant Rosenmeyer) is not okay. His wife and artistic collaborator Sarah…
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July 12, 2024299
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, 2024174
High & Low – John Galliano
“High and Low – John Galliano” by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald took me…
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June 20, 2024164
Naked Acts
Contains language around sexual abuse Bridgett M. Davis’ 1996 film “Naked Acts,”…
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June 20, 2024164
Raging Grace
Joy (Max Eigenmann) is one of millions of domestic workers worldwide. She’s…
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June 28, 2024380
Last Summer
With her creamy wardrobe of tasteful neutrals and dreamy mansion in the Paris suburbs, Léa Drucker’s…
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June 19, 2024179
Kung Fu Panda 4
Did the world really need another “Kung Fu Panda” movie? The trilogy…
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June 20, 2024219
Divinity
In a world where the imagination of indie sci-fi can often struggle…
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July 5, 2024389
Goldilocks and the Two Bears
In Jeff Lipsky’s films, it’s normal for characters to talk for ten…
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June 19, 2024182
The Contestant
Sometimes, the revolution is televised. In 1998, an aspiring comedian auditioned for…
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August 16, 2024611
Rob Peace
“Rob Peace,” based on a true story about the tragically short but inspiring…
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June 20, 2024181
Role Play
Emma (Kaley Cuoco) lives a double life. She has a loving husband,…
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June 20, 2024175
Cora Bora
“What is wrong with you?” multiple characters ask titular heroine Cora (Meg…
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June 20, 2024174
Disappear Completely
The truly impressive slice of nightmare fuel, “Disappear Completely,” premiering on Netflix today…
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July 19, 2024353
Crossing
“Istanbul is a place…where people come to disappear.” This is the sad…
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June 20, 2024178
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
Will there ever be a version of “Rebel Moon—Part 2: The Scargiver”…
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July 16, 2024407
Twisters
Aren’t movies of this summer spinning delightfully vintage vibes? Just collectively consider…
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August 16, 2024578
Skincare
When you have a name like Hope Goldman, two words lacquered in…
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June 20, 2024182
Solo
Under the glare of fuschia neon lights Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is twirling.…
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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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July 19, 2024469
Scala!!!
Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s documentary “Scala!!!” is about a legendary, notorious,…
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August 23, 2024455
Between the Temples
Nathan Silver’s “Between the Temples” opens with a loud, keening blast from…
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August 9, 2024366
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
It’s hard to imagine that this summer will see a better crowd-pleaser…
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June 19, 2024174
Treasure
The Australian-born novelist and essayist Lily Brett is the daughter of Holocaust…
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August 9, 2024409
Sugarcane
The crimes of the Catholic Church are no secret to most citizens…
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August 9, 2024418
The Last Front
“The Last Front” is a first-rate calling-card movie—a medium-budget project that feels much…
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June 20, 2024172
Firebrand
Alicia Vikander is the titular “Firebrand,” starring as Katherine Parr, the sixth…
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June 20, 2024221
Art College 1994
It’s weirdly funny to see a year mentioned in the title of…
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June 20, 2024222
Dirty Pretty Things
The hall porter is sent upstairs to repair a blocked toilet, and…
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June 20, 2024181
Relax, I’m From the Future
Rhys Darby is perfectly cast as the wholesome, dopey time traveler in…
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June 20, 2024183
I’m a Virgo
It’s been five years since director Boots Riley’s riot of a debut,…
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June 20, 2024174
Wildcat
Ethan Hawke attempts to breathe new life into the biopic structure with mixed results in “Wildcat.” What…
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June 19, 2024181
Road House
“Road House” likes to explicitly reference that it thinks it’s a Western.…
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June 20, 2024177
Bring Him to Me
Why is it that crime big wigs in movies enjoy wasting ammo…
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June 28, 2024411
The Human Surge 3
We film lovers perpetually bang the drum about how cinema enables us…
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June 20, 2024170
Ezra
Last month, I was a juror in the Narrative Feature category at…
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June 20, 2024183
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
Among this past year’s unexpected synchronicities, there’s now a shared space in…
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June 20, 2024166
Late Night with the Devil
Is there any scenario in which “Late Night with the Devil” could have…
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June 20, 2024172
The Roundup: Punishment
“The Roundup: Punishment” is the third sequel in a series of Korean…
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June 20, 2024206
The Dancer Upstairs
John Malkovich’s “The Dancer Upstairs” was filmed before 9/11, and is based…
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June 20, 2024207
The Missing
New York magazine ran a cover story years ago calling John Ford’s…
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June 20, 2024192
Phone Booth
“Phone Booth” is a religious fable, a show biz fable, or both.…
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June 20, 2024169
Spaceman
Now, 189 days into his mission, Jakub Prochazka (Adam Sandler), the forlorn…
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June 20, 2024171
Space: The Longest Goodbye
The crew of a space craft peering out its window at the…
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June 20, 2024202
Founders Day
Advertising “Founder Days” as a “bold political slasher” gives too much credit…
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June 21, 2024348
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Vampires are all the rage in film and television these days. Some…
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June 20, 2024203
Back to Black
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “Back to Black” invokes a single question, one fans…
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June 20, 2024178
The Truth About Charlie
Regina Lambert has been married for three months. She returns to Paris…
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June 28, 2024308
Confessions of a Good Samaritan
Penny Lane has long been one of our most fascinating documentarians in…
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August 15, 2024328
Good Bad Things
“Good Bad Things” is an intimate, small story about the gigantic issue that…
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June 20, 2024268
The Tiger’s Apprentice
At first glance, the existence of “The Tiger’s Apprentice” would seem to…
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June 20, 2024191
Girls State
One girl was asked about a significant Supreme Court case and picked…
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June 20, 2024174
The Last Rider
This chronicle of retired American cyclist Greg LeMond’s tiring, tumultuous return to…
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June 20, 2024510
The American Society of Magical Negroes
I wish I could erase “The American Society of Magical Negros” from…
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June 20, 2024176
Nightmare
Sleep paralysis demons deserve a better fictional riff than “Nightmare,” a bland…
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June 20, 2024220
Limbo
The Australian actor Simon Baker has spent a good portion of his…
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June 19, 2024174
Amelia’s Children
I’m not really sure how genre fans will respond to “Amelia’s Children,”…
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June 20, 2024185
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The notion that love could blossom in the most horrifying of places say,…
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June 20, 2024200
The Seeding
“The Seeding,” a bleak horror movie about a hiker who gets trapped…
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June 20, 2024183
The most dangerous job in the Army
A lot of movies begin with poetic quotations, but “The Hurt Locker”…
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July 12, 2024441
Dandelion
Writer-director Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion” takes place over a mere number of days,…
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June 20, 2024165
Abigail
The trailer for “Abigail” tells you almost everything you need to know…
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June 20, 2024182
Handling the Undead
Zombies don’t have to be fast. It’s a fun novelty sometimes, sure.…
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August 21, 2024520
Close Your Eyes
The opening twenty minutes of “Close Your Eyes,” the third fiction feature…
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June 20, 2024186
I Did It My Way
You might enjoy the Hong Kong undercover cop drama “I Did It…