Tag: 2020s
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‘The Invite’ is a Riotous Marriage Comedy
Plus: ‘Maddie’s Secret,’ John Early’s homage to the 1980s’ TV movies of the week, pulls off the unexpected. (For 425)
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‘Night Nurse’: Georgia Bernstein’s Atmospheric, Opaque Feature Debut
The filmmaker’s audacious, narratively undernourished new feature has, above all else, great style.
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‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Plays It Safe
The storied prank franchise’s purportedly final chapter only underscores how well 2022’s ‘Jackass Forever’ functioned as a finale.
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‘When Night is Falling’: Silly and Sensual
Patricia Rozema’s 1995 romantic drama’s self-seriousness sometimes induces laughter, but its endearingly earnest celebration of fantasy makes it (just barely) work.
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Emily Blunt Gives One of Her Best Performances in ‘Disclosure Day’
Plus: ‘Stop! That! Train!’ is a delightful spoof comedy slightly sabotaged by a special-effects controversy. (For 425)
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‘The Stroll’ is a Stirring, Deeply Personal Documentary
Homing in on a segment of the Meatpacking District that once was the stomping grounds of trans sex workers, the 2023 documentary powerfully builds on the experiences of subject and co-director Kristen Lovell.
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Acting Out
‘Forastera’ and ‘Scary Movie,’ reviewed.
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‘Backrooms’ Does More Than It Needs to
Kane Parsons’ adaptation of his popular web series is best when it leans into its mysteriousness.
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‘I Love Boosters’ is Thematically Resonant, Narratively Muddled Fun
Rapper-turned-filmmaker Boots Riley’s long-awaited feature-length follow-up to 2018’s ‘Sorry to Bother You’ is amiable but a little all over the place.
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This Pioneering Auburn Funeral Home is the Subject of a New Documentary
For South Sound: ‘The Life We Leave’ is screening twice at the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival.
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‘Blue Heron’ is a Mosaic-Like Memory Movie
Sophy Romvari’s feature-length debut continues the affecting, understated personal excavations of her acclaimed short films.
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Reunions
‘Erupcja’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ reviewed.
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