Category: Reviews
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‘She Said’ is a By-the-Numbers, But Mostly Effective, Journalism Drama
Plus: ‘The Menu’ has no bite.
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‘Crimes of the Heart’ is a Sometimes Fun Acting Showcase and That’s About It
It’s a pleasure to watch Jessica Lange, Diane Keaton, and Sissy Spacek simulate sisterhood, but everything else about ‘Crimes of the Heart’ is at best thin and at worst offensive.
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American Horror Stories in ‘Armageddon Time’ and ‘The Good Nurse’
New movies from James Gray and Tobias Lindholm.
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Guests from Hell in ‘Death Game’
Peter S. Traynor’s helter-skelter black comedy turns the home-invasion thriller on its head.
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‘Aftersun’ is a Delicate, Quietly Devastating Father-Daughter Story
Plus: Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry are outstanding in ‘Causeway.’
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Sissy Spacek Shines in ‘Raggedy Man’
This Flannery O’Connor-esque drama never totally comes together, but Spacek gives one of her most affecting performances in it.
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Trouble in ‘Paradise’ and ‘Stars at Noon’
George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite, and Claire Denis releases her second movie of 2022.
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‘Clockers’ is a Deeply Felt Coming-of-Age Movie
It’s not as much the murder itself ‘Clockers’ is most preoccupied with; it’s the context in which it takes place that interests Lee.
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ is a Nauseously Funny Black Comedy
New movies from Ruben Östlund and Dario Argento.
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Though a Historical First, ‘Hellbent’ is Only So-So
‘Hellbent’ is often billed as the first gay slasher movie.
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‘Dead Presidents’ Works Well, to a Point
On The Hughes Brothers’ follow-up ‘Menace II Society.’
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‘Walker’ is Alex Cox at His Best
‘Walker’ starts not at the beginning of its subject’s life but just before he started down the path to his doom.
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