Tag: june 2023
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‘The Mack’ Benefits from Its Director’s Disinterest in Romanticization
None of the movie is rendered with the heightened, pulpy quality of similarly conceived movies of its decade — 1972’s ‘Superfly’ and 1975’s ‘Dolemite’ come to mind — even when some of its dialogue is unintentionally funny.
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In ‘No Hard Feelings,’ Jennifer Lawrence Finally Lets Loose
Plus: Elevated by a quietly stellar Scarlett Johansson performance, ‘Asteroid City’ is Wes Anderson’s best movie in nearly a decade.
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‘Primal Fear’ is Glossy Garbage
‘Primal Fear’ is cheaply fun, but some of that fun is weighed down by thoughts of the better movie it could have been.
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Things Fall Apart: Two by Uli Edel
Two by Uli Edel.
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Turbulence
Two ‘90s gems — ‘Drylongso’ and ‘The Doom Generation’ — are restored and as invigorating as ever.
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‘Runaway Bride’: A Match Made in Hell
It’s hard to buy that someone who’s nationally humiliated you could be your soulmate, and ‘Runaway Bride’ isn’t charming enough to do any convincing otherwise.
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Reality Bites in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Reality’
A dazzling animated movie and an acting showcase, reviewed.
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‘Internal Affairs’ Becomes a Total Blur
‘Internal Affairs’ at first appears poised to be a refreshing anomaly in the cop-thriller genre — a movie just as much interested in offering pulpy fun as criticism.
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