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Decoded
The Chinese WW2 spy thriller “Decoded” stands out for a number of reasons, mostly in spite of its conventional and…
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The Becomers
Immigrant stories put a fresh frame around lives that native-born citizens don’t think too deeply about. Science fiction movies can do…
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The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-eAT
Not gonna lie, this had me in the first half. In its first hour, Tina Mabry’s “The Supremes at Earl’s…
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Hell Hole
The Adams Family—a group of filmmakers led by father John Adams, mother Toby Poser, and daughter Lulu Adams—are some of…
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Strange Darling
“Strange Darling,” J.T. Mollner’s self-consciously edgy gotcha of a serial-killer thriller, is so high on its own cleverness that it…
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Blink Twice
Early in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, we are introduced to Slater King (Channing Tatum), a tech billionaire, via a television…
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Incoming
Movies won’t stop pursuing the next great one crazy night adolescent comedy anytime soon. You know, that “Superbad” formula obliquely…
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Between the Temples
Nathan Silver’s “Between the Temples” opens with a loud, keening blast from the shofar. If you haven’t heard it before,…
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The Killer (2024)
John Woo’s “The Killer” was a true gamechanger, at least for this critic. The one-two punch of Woo’s 1989 action…
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The Crow
Good movies always have integrity, but not-good movies can have integrity, too. “The Crow,” about a man who is murdered…
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