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June 20, 2024260
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The notion that love could blossom in the most horrifying of places say,…
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August 23, 2024572
The Killer (2024)
John Woo’s “The Killer” was a true gamechanger, at least for this…
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June 19, 2024235
Mother of the Bride
Over the last few years, there has been a trend of opulent…
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June 20, 2024248
Dad & Step-Dad
Inadequacy peeks from behind the uncomfortable smiles and passive aggressive remarks that…
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June 19, 2024259
Black Twitter: A People’s History
Black people are the architects of American culture. The hip verbiage many…
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June 20, 2024228
Ren Faire
Lance Oppenheim’s three-part HBO docuseries “Ren Faire” walks that fine line between…
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June 20, 2024256
Star Wars — Episode I: The Phantom Menace
We are re-posting this review in honor of the re-release for the…
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June 20, 2024259
Longing
“Longing” is a remake of an award-winning Israeli film by the same…
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June 20, 2024251
The Mill
Lil Rel Howery, who broke into big-screen acting as the comic relief…
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August 16, 2024655
Skincare
When you have a name like Hope Goldman, two words lacquered in…
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June 20, 2024248
You Can’t Stay Here
Todd Verow’s thriller “You Can’t Stay Here” takes viewers into the heart…
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June 20, 2024247
Clipped
When the Los Angeles Lakers got a prestige HBO mini-series in “Winning…
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June 28, 2024490
June Zero
There’s no shortage of films that consider the Holocaust or Israel’s founding. But…
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June 20, 2024250
Stormy
Opening night at the 2024 South by Southwest Film Festival may have…
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June 20, 2024286
International intrigue rings true
Sydney Pollack’s “The Interpreter” is a taut and intelligent thriller, centering on…
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July 26, 2024427
The Girl in the Pool
The suburbs are hell. That’s what the movies keep telling us. Perfect…
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August 2, 2024521
Doctor Jekyll
The name Hammer used to command a certain level of respect in…
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June 20, 2024232
Lousy Carter
Austin-based filmmaker Bob Byington never takes the easy road, even when he’s…
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June 20, 2024260
Fighter
Politics simultaneously are and aren’t the thing in “Fighter,” a Bollywood military…
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June 20, 2024231
Naked Acts
Contains language around sexual abuse Bridgett M. Davis’ 1996 film “Naked Acts,”…
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June 20, 2024271
The Recruit
‘The Recruit” reveals that the training process of the Central Intelligence Agency…
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July 10, 2024439
Longlegs
Everything about Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs” is designed to rattle you, unsettle you,…
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June 20, 2024267
Musica
In the romantic comedy “Música,” Rudy is a young man who experiences…
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June 20, 2024244
Hit Man
People like to speak about a golden era of movies—the precise dimensions…
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August 16, 2024647
Consumed
There’s a great high-concept premise at the start of “Consumed,” an otherwise…
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June 20, 2024244
Bring Him to Me
Why is it that crime big wigs in movies enjoy wasting ammo…
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July 19, 2024438
Lady in the Lake
Within the first two minutes of Apple TV+’s “Lady in the Lake,”…
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June 20, 2024293
Last act haunts ‘Hide and Seek’
A small girl is haunted by fears after her mother’s suicide. Her…
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June 20, 2024377
Poor Things
Yorgos Lanthimos seems delighted in depicting extreme behavior within pristine settings, whether…
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June 20, 2024244
The Fall Guy
With the notable exception of “Barbie,” the modern blockbuster can be pretty…
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August 8, 2024360
Good One
The most important things in life happen between the words. Subterranean noise…
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June 20, 2024318
Share?
Did you know that social media fosters toxic relationships among its users,…
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June 19, 2024240
Amelia’s Children
I’m not really sure how genre fans will respond to “Amelia’s Children,”…
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June 20, 2024240
STAX: Soulsville, USA
“STAX: Soulsville USA” is a four-part, four-hour series about the legendary Memphis soul music label’s…
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June 20, 2024250
The Young Wife
Despite what everyone says, weddings aren’t really about the bride and groom.…
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June 20, 2024255
Handling the Undead
Zombies don’t have to be fast. It’s a fun novelty sometimes, sure.…
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June 20, 2024252
The Sacrifice Game
The supernatural hostage thriller “The Sacrifice Game” feels like a self-conscious throwback,…
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August 9, 2024501
Sugarcane
The crimes of the Catholic Church are no secret to most citizens…
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June 20, 2024255
Zen and the art of rifle maintenance
“The American” allows George Clooney to play a man as starkly defined…
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June 20, 2024237
One Hour Photo
“One Hour Photo” tells the story of Seymour “Sy” Parrish, who works…
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June 20, 2024297
Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate
The original “Megamind,” released in 2010, was a fresh, funny, and heartwarming…
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June 20, 2024273
The Missing
New York magazine ran a cover story years ago calling John Ford’s…
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August 1, 2024402
War Game
Every day, people from all over the world come to Washington, DC,…
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June 20, 2024244
Dream Scenario
There’s something refreshing about the plainly weird premise of “Dream Scenario”. Nicolas Cage…
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August 2, 2024508
Coup!
This movie opens with views of a manual typewriter, and indignant words…
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June 20, 2024233
Enough
“Enough” is a nasty item masquerading as a feminist revenge picture. It’s…
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June 20, 2024294
Ultraman: Rising
Children take center stage but aren’t the real stars of “Ultraman: Rising,”…
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June 19, 2024243
Food, Inc. 2
“My relationship with food is complicated …very complicated. Because I have Type…
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June 20, 2024256
Abandon
“Abandon” is a moody, effective thriller for about 80 percent of the…
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June 19, 2024235
Riddle of Fire
“Riddle of Fire” is the kind of cinematic bedtime story whose whimsical…
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June 20, 2024232
Insomnia
He looks exhausted when he gets off the plane. Troubles are preying…
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July 19, 2024410
Hollywoodgate
When the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, you couldn’t…
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June 20, 2024292
Limbo
The Australian actor Simon Baker has spent a good portion of his…
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June 19, 2024252
Arcadian
For a few minutes, “Arcadian” basically becomes “Aliens” on an Irish farm…
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June 20, 2024258
Monolith
Lily Sullivan, who broke through with an impressively physical performance in last year’s…
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July 5, 2024476
The Nature of Love
Writer-director Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” is a two-hour foray into…
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August 23, 2024567
Blink Twice
Early in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, we are introduced to Slater King…
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June 19, 2024240
Dusk for a Hitman
“Dusk for a Hitman” is a husk of a great film. Director…
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June 20, 2024298
Brats
I have seen so many hagiographic clip reels masquerading as documentaries that…
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June 20, 2024236
Backspot
“Backspot” does for competitive cheerleading what “The Novice” did for rowing: It…
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June 20, 2024291
Dirty Pretty Things
The hall porter is sent upstairs to repair a blocked toilet, and…
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June 20, 2024246
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s second narrative feature is a gnawing search for belonging in…
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June 20, 2024242
Queendom
Jenna Marvin is a fearless 21-year-old queer artist in Russia. Using found…
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June 20, 2024249
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
A local icon in San Francisco who made a national impact on…
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June 20, 2024393
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
In August 1991, an accomplished freelance writer named Danny Casolaro was found…
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June 20, 2024251
Destroy All Neighbors
A few names stand out during the opening credits for “Destroy All…
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June 20, 2024243
Robot Dreams
Pablo Berger’s “Robot Dreams” is a lovely fable about partnership and imagination,…
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June 20, 2024229
Infested
Spiders. Why’d it have to be spiders? Any of us who flinch…
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June 20, 2024256
The most dangerous job in the Army
A lot of movies begin with poetic quotations, but “The Hurt Locker”…
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July 5, 2024482
Mother, Couch
From the moment Dave (Ewan McGregor) frantically walks across a deserted parking…
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August 23, 2024632
The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-eAT
Not gonna lie, this had me in the first half. In its…
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June 20, 2024235
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 21, 2024414
Trigger Warning
Beginning with a wonky opening chase sequence, “Trigger Warning” lacks urgency. Beginning…
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June 20, 2024273
Fingernails
Love is pain in several ways in “Fingernails.” In the near future…
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June 19, 2024243
Monkey Man
Dev Patel pours his entire self into “Monkey Man.” Some comes over…
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June 20, 2024241
The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears
Characterizing Belgian co-directors/writers Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s style is tricky since…
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June 20, 2024248
It’s a Wonderful Knife
If you put Nancy Drew in a teen slasher take of “It’s…
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July 19, 2024539
Scala!!!
Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s documentary “Scala!!!” is about a legendary, notorious,…
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June 20, 2024227
Abigail
The trailer for “Abigail” tells you almost everything you need to know…
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August 16, 2024682
My Penguin Friend
There’s something radical about the old-fashioned approach of “My Penguin Friend.” It’s an earnest, crowd-pleasing…