Tag: 2020s
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The Soul and Sensitivity of ‘The Blue Caftan’
Though driven by a narrative that sounds straight out of a melodrama, this romantic drama proves more emotionally subtle than sensational.
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There’s Always Tomorrow
On ‘Sylvie’s Love’ and ‘One Night in Miami.’
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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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‘The Crime is Mine’: Murder is Their Business
François Ozon’s frothy screwball comedy homage harkens back to the heightened style of 2002’s ‘8 Women.’
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Being There
‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘Origin,’ reviewed.
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Favorite Movies of 2023
Obligatory, belated end-of-the-year list alert.
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Favorite Discoveries of 2023
The best movies I watched this year not released in 2023.
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The Pleasures and Horrors of Self-Discovery in ‘Poor Things’ and ‘Monster’
New movies from Yorgos Lanthimos and Hirokazu Kore-eda, reviewed.
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The Limits of Fantasy in ‘The Boy and the Heron’ and ‘Eileen’
New movies from Hayao Miyazaki and William Oldroyd, reviewed.
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Short Takes: ‘The Taste of Things,’ ‘Fallen Leaves,’ and ‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’
New movies from Trần Anh Hùng, Aki Kaurismäki, and Raven Jackson.
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‘May December’: A Sly, Shivery Age-Gap Melodrama
Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton are all at the top of their game in Todd Haynes’ latest.
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‘The Killer’: A Cutthroat, Cool-to-the-Touch Thriller from David Fincher
Plus: ‘All of Us Strangers’ is a rare misfire from Andrew Haigh.
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