Category: Reviews
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‘France’ and ‘No Exit’ Keep You On Your Toes
Much of the fun of these new streaming releases is the unexpected turns they take.
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Terror and Transformation in ‘The Cursed’ and ‘Strawberry Mansion’
Diving into a new werewolf movie and a trippy comedy.
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Looking for Answers in ‘The Worst Person in the World’ and ‘KIMI’
Notes on a Best International Film nominee and a new Seattle-shot thriller.
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‘The Novice’ is an Intense Filmmaking Debut
Plus: HBO Max’s ‘The Fallout’ examines a sensitive subject with empathy and care.
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The Exhausting Cleverness of ‘Scream 5’
This nonetheless fun sequel’s nonstop self-awareness can tread into overkill territory.
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Penélope Cruz Gives One of Her Best Performances in ‘Parallel Mothers’
Plus: Vanessa Kirby is the reason to see new VOD release ‘Italian Studies.’
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Simon Rex is Perfectly Cast in ‘Red Rocket’
Plus: Joel Coen’s visually inspired but inessential ‘Macbeth’ adaptation.
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‘Nightmare Alley’ is Beautifully Hollow
Plus: ‘Drive My Car.’
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Waves
On ‘Before Night Falls’ and ‘The Sea Inside.’
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A Miscast Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem Are the Least of ‘Being the Ricardos’’ Problems
Plus: ‘West Side Story.’
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Muffled Screaming
On ‘The Souvenir: Part II’ and ‘Passing.’
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‘It Could Happen to You’ is So Lightweight, It Could Float Away
You watch it the same way you’d read a feel-good story in a small-town newspaper.
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