Tag: Review
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‘The Way He Looks’ is a Deeply Felt Teen Romance
Daniel Ribeiro’s rom-com is anchored by a moving lead performance from Ghilherme Lobo.
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‘Something to Talk About’ Barely Gives You Anything
The movie flimsily approaches potentially rich material.
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There’s Always Tomorrow
On ‘Sylvie’s Love’ and ‘One Night in Miami.’
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‘Millennium Mambo’ is a Haunting, Lyrical Study of a Life in Stasis
‘Millennium Mambo’ doesn’t need us to know too much about its characters’ inner lives; it’s more about capturing feelings and moods — the listlessness of a woman floating through life because she isn’t sure what else to do.
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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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‘Notting Hill’: A Star-Crossed Romance
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant do wonders to soften — but not completely distract from — the contrivances of Roger Michell’s romantic comedy.
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‘The Story of a Three-Day Pass’: An Early Triumph for Melvin Van Peebles
Van Peebles would only get bigger — and bolder.
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Small Gestures, Big Problems in ‘Charulata’
On Satyajit Ray’s masterful romantic drama.
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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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A Doomed, One-Sided Love in ‘Senso’
On Luchino Visconti’s sumptuous, devastating melodrama.
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‘Go Fish’: A Heartfelt, Pioneering Romantic Comedy
Rose Troche’s breakthrough was a milestone for lesbian representation.
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Odds & Ends: January 2024
Notes from the last month.
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