Tag: february 2022
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‘Claudine’ Finds Magic When It Can
Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones have immediate chemistry in this great romantic comedy.
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Virginie Efira is Wonderful in ‘In Bed with Victoria’
‘In Bed with Victoria’ is a movie where the character that gives it its reason for being is better than the film itself.
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‘I’ll Take You There’ is a Rom-Com That Avoids Convention
‘I’ll Take You There’ never feels less than empathetic.
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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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‘Made in Hong Kong’: A Breakthrough for Fruit Chan
Made in Hong Kong’s absence of convincing emotional specificity makes it more admirable than truly affecting.
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‘Brown Sugar’ Feels Like a Classic Before You’ve Even Finished It
‘Brown Sugar’ is one of the best romantic comedies of its decade.
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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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‘Sudden Manhattan’: A Charming Debut from Adrienne Shelly
‘Sudden Manhattan’ is one of the best elucidations of being in your mid-20s and thinking everything is hopeless — including yourself — I’ve seen in a long time.
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‘The Pizza Triangle’ Reminds You That Monica Vitti Was So Much More Than a So-Called Ice Maiden
I unwittingly watched ‘The Pizza Triangle’ the night before Vitti died at the age of 90.
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‘The Unbelievable Truth’ Leaves a Mark
Hartley and Shelly’s partnership might have been fleeting, but the imaginativeness of ‘The Unbelievable Truth’ presses on.
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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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‘Big Girls Don’t Cry … They Get Even’ Reminds You How Much More Joan Micklin Silver Was Capable Of
This is a pleasant, diverting movie, though it’s distractingly a bit at war with itself.
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