Tag: Review
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The Tricky Surfaces of ‘Even the Wind is Afraid’
The film isn’t not gratifying, but you want it to boil over more — perhaps so far that a mess is left behind. Still, it has a hell of a simmer.
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Whirlpool
On ‘Christmas Holiday’ and ‘The Locket.’
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‘Murder, He Says’ is Morbidly Funny
‘Murder, He Says’ is a kind of companion piece to ‘Arsenic and Old Lace.’
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Miracle Pictures
On ‘Hollywood Boulevard’ and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.’
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‘Brother from Another Planet’ Has an Intriguing Premise, But It Struggles to Sustain a Feature-Length Movie
Our curiosity depletes before the journey has ended — or has just begun.
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A Life Ahead
On ‘Minari’ and ‘The World to Come.’
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‘Danger: Diabolik”s Eye-Catching Comic-Book Style
At times the movie suggests a fashion magazine’s idea of pulp storytelling.
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Her Future
On ‘The World’s a Little Blurry.’
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‘Night of the Comet’: One to Remember
‘Night of the Comet’ loses some of its vigor once the action moves to the scientist base. By then it’s become clear that the movie doesn’t need a sci-fi-typical climactic showdown to be effective.
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Is What It Is
On ‘Monster Hunter’ and ‘Space Sweepers.’
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‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’ Lingers
The movie pleasantly moves along as a textured and sincere examination of a septuagenarian’s life.
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‘The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot’ Should Be More Fun Than It Is
But Sam Elliott is so good as the character that I’m nonetheless glad to have spent some time with him.
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