Tag: Review
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Favorite Movies of 2023
Obligatory, belated end-of-the-year list alert.
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In ‘Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros,’ It’s All in the Process
Ninety-three-year-old Frederick Wiseman’s 44th documentary trains its gaze on the Troisgros family and its various culinary pursuits.
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‘Soul Food’’s Toxic Flavors
The film asks its central family unit to forgive and forget quite a lot for the sake of its happy ending.
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Cooking Dreams
‘Tampopo’ is a touching, fancifully funny movie shot with great original style.
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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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The Pressure-Cooker Dramas of ‘Dinner Rush’
Bob Giraldi’s fourth movie takes place over the course of a night where things feel predestined to explode.
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‘Simply Irresistible’ is a Harmless, Old-Fashioned Rom-Com
A magical crab is both a blessing and a curse in this neither-that-good-nor-that-bad Sarah Michelle Gellar-led romantic comedy.
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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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The Bold and Bawdy Sex Comedy of ‘Vixen!’
Russ Meyer’s commercial breakthrough is a fascinating nexus point in his career.
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Self-Discovery and False Starts in ‘Dishonored Lady’
Hedy Lamarr is great in a movie about a woman trying to turn over a new leaf thwarted by her past.
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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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‘Secretary’ is a Transgressive, Darkly Funny Romantic Comedy
Maggie Gyllenhaal is terrific in her breakthrough role.
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