Tag: Review
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‘Wham!’ and ‘Joy Ride’ Celebrate the Good Times
A new documentary and a new comedy, reviewed.
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Bombs Away
On ‘Cutthroat Island’ and ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight,’ two infamous collaborations between Renny Harlin and Geena Davis.
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Though Overlong, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ (Mostly) Delivers
Plus: Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott electrify the otherwise slight ‘Sanctuary.’
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Caped Crusaders
On the two movies that put a halt to the comic-strip movie boom of the early-to-mid-1990s.
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Richard Gere and Debra Winger Take ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ to the Next Level
Taylor Hackford’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” is well-made and acted and sometimes emotionally effective. Its trouble is a fundamentally not that interesting premise.
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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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One Rhythm Nation, Under a Groove: On Janet Jackson at Climate Pledge
Jackson’s show at the Seattle venue was a reminder of her greatness.
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Old Friends, Together Again, in ‘Past Lives’ and ‘The Blackening’
Celine Song’s acclaimed feature debut and an inspired horror comedy, reviewed.
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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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