Category: Review
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The Stylish Sensuality of ‘Story of O’
Just Jaeckin’s follow-up to the infamous ‘Emmanuelle’ is even better than the movie he’s most associated with.
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‘Samson and Delilah’ is a Silly, Pretty-to-Look-At Epic
It’s impossible to take Cecil B. DeMille’s biblical epic seriously outside its aesthetic pleasures.
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Celebrating 30 Years of ‘Guyville’ with Liz Phair
The singer-songwriter played an anniversary show commemorating her debut album, ‘Exile in Guyville,’ at the Moore Theatre last night.
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‘The Killer’: A Cutthroat, Cool-to-the-Touch Thriller from David Fincher
Plus: ‘All of Us Strangers’ is a rare misfire from Andrew Haigh.
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‘Shortbus’ is a Bruising Sex Comedy
John Cameron’s Mitchell’s 2006 dramedy famously pushes the envelope, but it’s not shocking for the sake of being shocking.
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Skating Polly’s ‘Ugly Pop’ Returns
The Tacoma band brings its five-year hiatus to an end with a great new double album.
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‘Ecstasy’ is More Than Its Reputation
The 1933 Czech film was, and continues to be, best known for its nudity and sexual frankness. But that’s only part of what makes it feel ahead of its time.
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The Hard Truths of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and ‘The Holdovers’
New movies from Justine Triet and Alexander Payne, reviewed.
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‘Jamón, Jamón’ and ‘Belle Epoque,’ Reviewed
Two early Penélope Cruz movies.
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‘In the Realm of the Senses’ is an Intoxicating Story of Obsession
‘In the Realm of the Senses” notoriousness obfuscates the extent of its power.
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Odds & Ends: October 2023
Halloween movies, 2023 edition.
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The Quiet Power of ‘Priscilla’
Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s ‘Elvis & Me’ is her best work since 2010’s ‘Somewhere.’
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