Tag: december 2021
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‘Don’t Look Up’ Isn’t as Smart as It Thinks It Is
Adam McKay’s limitations contaminate more than just the film’s comedy.
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The Sweet-and-Sour Nostalgia of ‘Licorice Pizza’
Alana Haim hits you like a moonbeam.
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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is Full of New Life
On Lana Wachowski’s new sequel.
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Judy Davis is Electrifying in ‘My Brilliant Career’
‘My Brilliant Career’’s ending feels like a beginning — the first stages of one’s potential finally being seen through.
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‘Nightmare Alley’ is Beautifully Hollow
Plus: ‘Drive My Car.’
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‘Broadcast News’ is a Great Romantic Comedy
Nothing exists in a simple binary in Albert L. Brooks’ dazzling rom-com/media satire hybrid.
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‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’ is an Exhilarating Biopic
You don’t finish ‘Mishima’ with a holistic sense of who this man was. That doesn’t seem to be what Schrader has in mind, anyway.
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‘C’mon C’mon’ is One of the Year’s Loveliest Movies
Plus: ‘Benedetta.’
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‘The Hours’ Washes Over You
Despite the specificities of its characters’ pain, ‘The Hours’ finds universalities with such resounding precision that you finish it still underneath its clouds.


