Category: Reviews
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Misadventurers
‘Problemista’ and ‘The Sweet East,’ reviewed.
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‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is a Goofy Road Comedy
Plus: ‘Madame Web’ is not necessarily better than you’ve heard — but it might be more entertaining.
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The Coming-of-Age Horrors of ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ and ‘How to Have Sex’
New movies from Zelda Williams and Molly Manning Walker, reviewed.
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‘Death Race 2000’ is a Tongue-in-Cheek Dystopian Thriller
The performers — particularly the in-on-the-joke cool Mary Woronov and the comically always-fuming Sylvestor Stallone — know precisely what kind of movie this is and seem to be luxuriating in the material, just as we are.
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Being There
‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘Origin,’ reviewed.
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Minute Men
Both versions of ‘Gone in 60 Seconds,’ reviewed.
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Pain and Pleasure in ‘Perfect Days’ and ‘The Color Purple’
New movies from Wim Wenders and Blitz Bazawule, reviewed.
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Burning Out
‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Iron Claw,’ and ‘Ferrari,’ reviewed.
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Maneaters
On ‘Eating Raoul’ and ‘Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills.’
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Family Feasts
On ‘Saltburn’ and ‘Thanksgiving.’
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‘A Love Song’ is a Quiet, Minor-Key Romance
Revisiting the movie that put character actors Dale Dickey and Wes Studi at the forefront.
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A Fresh Start Gone Rotten in ‘East Side, West Side’
In ‘East Side, West Side,’ marriage becomes less a haven — something one should always aspire to — but something to be wary of.
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