Category: Reviews
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Fumbles the Hammer
And ‘The Princess,’ now on Hulu, offers dynamic action sequences and little else.
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‘Official Competition’ is a Mischievous Backstage Comedy
Plus: ‘Montana Story,’ now available to stream, is a sensitive, engaging family drama.
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‘Elvis’ is a Spectacular Product
Baz Luhrmann’s biographical drama is characteristically hyperactive, visually thrilling, and more than a little shallow.
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Emma Thompson Gives One of Her Best, Boldest Performances in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
Plus: ‘Mad God,’ visual-effects master Phil Tippett’s new passion project, is among the year’s most visually thrilling, original movies.
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The Boundless Thrills of ‘Neptune Frost’ and ‘RRR’
An electric Afrofuturist musical and the Tollywood hit everyone is talking about.
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Bodies in Trouble in ‘Crimes of the Future’ and ‘Watcher’
David Cronenberg’s long-awaited return and a thoughtful woman-in-peril thriller.
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Outranks the Original
And ‘Pleasure’ is a fascinating look at an underexplored industry.
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‘Men’ is Terrible
And ‘Lux Æterna’ electrifies.
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Chaos and Crises in ‘On the Count of Three’ and ‘The Sadness’
A tightly wound black comedy and a boundary-pushing zombie movie, reviewed.
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Failed Ambitions and Thwarted Desires in ‘Paris, 13th District’ and ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’
Neither movie successfully achieves what it’s trying to accomplish.
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Playing Dress-Up with ‘Aline’ and ‘All the Old Knives’
Céline Dion cosplay and duplicitous spy games, reviewed.
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The (Mostly) Divine Excesses of ‘Ambulance’
Plus: Catch ‘Memoria’ while you still can.
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