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2 years ago
There’s a lurid, made-for-t.v. movie quality that gives “May December” a wicked streak that’s both tongue-in-cheek and deliciously potent. Director Todd Haynes creates a complex film about objective truth, distorted reality, and the perils... Read the full review »
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The gimmick of having a film with very little spoken dialogue works quite well with “Silent Night,” acclaimed director John Woo’s super stylish revenge thriller. Woo strikes the perfect balance between intense action sequences and equally co... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
The whimsical, playful “Wonka” is quite enchanting and far better than I could’ve ever expected. In fact, it may just be the most pleasant surprise of 2023. Based on characters from Roald Dahl’s iconic 1964 novel “Charlie and the Chocola... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
“The Boy and the Heron” is director Hayao Miyazaki‘s first feature film in a decade, and it’s one that was worth the wait. Written by the 82-year-old Miyazaki as a semi-autobiographical, spiritual journey, the film features a wealth of cre... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
Slow moving, confusing, and too abstract, director Andrew Haigh‘s “All of Us Strangers” at first glance seems like a clear swing and a miss. The story falls victim to queer cinema and indie clichés with far out of the mainstream subject mat... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
Devotees of the surrealist, absurdist style of writer / director Quentin Dupieux are going to find themselves smitten with his latest project, “Smoking Causes Coughing.” With his eccentric sensibilities and wry humor, Dupieux has created a tot... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
With an opening that immediately grabs your attention and draws you in, director Um Tae-hwa’s post-apocalyptic disaster film “Concrete Utopia” is an entertaining genre project that levies a searing social critique about the haves, the have-n... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
The predictable but cute “Genie” is definitely much better than the garbage I expected it to be, which I realize doesn’t sound like the greatest compliment. This pleasantly predictable Christmas movie certainly lacks depth and sophistication... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
There is a sophisticated complexity to co-writer and director Justine Triet‘s “Anatomy of a Fall” that makes it one of the more challenging and ambitious films of the year. This is a highly suspenseful murder mystery that isn’t about unrav... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
The true story of how one young man’s obsession with evangelical religion proved fatal provides the shocking backbone to co-directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s “The Mission,” a documentary that will provoke discussion and debate abou... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
Epic period film “The Promised Land” is a Danish historical drama styled like an old fashioned American Western. Adapted from the best-selling Danish book “The Captain and Ann Barbara” by Ida Jessen, director Nikolaj Arcel’s tells the st... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
The white knuckle documentary “Beyond Utopia” captures a family’s traumatic escape from their home country of North Korea as they seek a better future for themselves and their children after living under a lifetime of oppression, suffering,... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
Based on Anthony Quinn’s novel “Curtain Call,” director Anand Tucker’s “The Critic” fully embraces the darker aspects of the story. This tale of deception and murder in pre-World War II London makes for an engaging story, but the film... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
I lean towards the colder side of lukewarm on “100 Yards,” a classic Kung Fu movie co-directed by brothers Haofeng and Junfeng Xu. The martial arts choreography is proficient but uninspired, and no amount of stylish filmmaking can overcome the... Read the full review »
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WHAT I LIKED: Kelly Fremon Craig's 'Are You There God, It's Me Margaret,' is a lovely coming of age movie about a girl (Abby Ryder Fortson) moving to New Jersey and contending with the anxieties of periods, boobs and choosing between her mother's... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
The first half of writer / director Rodrigo Moreno‘s “The Delinquents” is executed so well that I have a tendency to overlook the dreadfully dull second half, which in all fairness almost completely balances out the ridiculously bloated (and... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
The feeling that flooded over me when the end credits of “Mother, Couch” rolled was one of agitation and sheer annoyance. I felt like writer/director Niclas Larsson strung me along for two hours, only to leave me unfulfilled with a story that... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
If “Violent Night” and “Krampus” are holiday traditions at your house, you’re going to want to add director Magnus Martens‘ “There’s Something in the Barn” to your annual screening calendar. This playful, silly thriller about evi... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
In April 2016, Tunisian mother of four Olfa Hamrouni publicized the radicalization of her two teenager daughters, Rahma and Ghofrane. The two young women fled their home at ages 15 and 16 to fight alongside the Islamic State in Libya, leaving Olfa... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
There is never a limit to learning, and director Roger Ross Williams’ documentary “Stamped from the Beginning” taught me a considerable number of things that the American educational system did not. This eye-opening, academically-minded film... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
Films like “Biosphere” are some of the most difficult to review, mainly because of the purposeful vagueness and care it takes to avoid revealing anything that could be considered a spoiler. There is a whopper of a twist in this offbeat and cre... Read the full review »
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2 years ago
Some films seem destined to encourage debate, and “American Fiction” is going to result in a lot of it. This is the type of project that is challenging and confrontational, yet will also appeal to a broad, diverse crowd. I’m torn on it overa... Read the full review »
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