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3 months ago
Greek “Weird Wave” director Yorgos Lanthimos has a reputation for his vigorous attraction to stories that embrace the most taboo elements of society, and “Poor Things” is one of the best in his unabashedly weird, dystopian filmography. In... Read the full review »
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3 months ago
Fresh off the success of (and Oscar win for) her 2020 debut feature film “Promising Young Woman,” writer/director Emerald Fennell carries the boundary-pushing themes of power, gender, sex, and class into her second film, “Saltburn.” She ac... Read the full review »
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3 months ago
Weeks after screening acclaimed director Frederick Wiseman‘s four hour documentary “Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros,” the main thing that has still been on my mind is that unbelievable cheese cart. (Really, it’s one of the most magnificent d... Read the full review »
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3 months 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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3 months ago
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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3 months ago
Wonka (2023)

Wonka (2023)

6 / 10
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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months ago
Genie (2023)

Genie (2023)

5 / 10
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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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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3 months 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 »