Category: Review
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In the House
‘Tenebrae’ is about as personal as a slasher movie can get.
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‘Museo’ Smartly Rejiggers the Heist Movie
The film tries to stay planted in real life; it’s grounded by its convincingly co-dependent lead performances and Ruizpalacios’s measured and thoughtful approach to what is outwardly a too-wild-to-be-true curiosity of a story.
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Smoke Screens
On ‘The Nowhere Inn’ and ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland.’
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‘The Straight Story’ is a Surprisingly Sweet Effort from David Lynch
I’ll admit that I teetered on the verge of tears for almost all of ‘The Straight Story.’
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Detours
On ‘Bad Education.’
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Yes, No, Maybe
On ‘Ema’ and ‘No.’
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The Lull of the Road in ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’
The evocative ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ is most interested in the road’s dreamy monotony and the spell it can put you under.
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The Keyed-Up Horrors of ‘Amores Perros’
You’re never at ease while watching it — almost everything about it is assaultive.
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‘Cooley High’ Hits You Where It Hurts
This is a hopeful and funny, then profoundly tragic, coming-of-age comedy that has a well-worn quality.
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Voices
On ‘Annette’ and ‘Respect.’
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‘House Party’ is a Good Time
‘House Party’ is enjoyable and undemanding; like the festivities Kid has to work so hard to get to, it’s built, above all, for a night of fun.
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‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ is as Nightmarish as it is Goofy
The action in the screwball comedy ‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ is so unfalteringly goofy that we sometimes forget that its premise is fundamentally nightmarish.
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