Tag: the classics
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Bad Love in ‘Decision to Leave’ and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
New movies from Park Chan-wook and Martin McDonagh, reviewed.
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‘The Thing’ is an Early High for John Carpenter
Though initially poorly received, Carpenter’s 1981 masterpiece is now rightfully recognized for what it always was.
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Cate Blanchett Gives Her Best Performance Yet in ‘Tár’
Plus: Christian Tafdrup’s ‘Speak No Evil.’
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‘Norma Rae’ Still Invigorates
‘Norma Rae’ isn’t electrifying by force. Instead, just by carefully dramatizing the process of unionization, it captures the simple thrills of workplace organization — the pleasurable charge felt when you realize it’s possible to have a say in an arena where you never thought you’d have one.
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‘Chameleon Street’ Still Feels a Step Ahead
Faking it till you make it is rarely as literal as it is in ‘Chameleon Street.’
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A Young Woman Adrift
Sandrine Bonnaire is extraordinary in Agnès Varda’s masterful ‘Vagabond.’
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‘Summertime’ is an All-Time-Great Romantic Film
An American touching foreign land and getting “healed” in some way is a tired trope. But ‘Summertime’ energizes it.
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‘Bigger Than Life”s Resounding Anger
By ‘Bigger Than Life’’s end, which offers no resounding resolution, you feel practically pummeled by its driving dilemma.
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There Are Scary Movies. Then There’s ‘Threads’
‘Threads’ reinforces the truth that no spectacle-driven horror movie is ever as scary as war.
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Short Takes: ‘The Northman,’ ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ ‘Petite Maman,’ and ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’
Four new movies.
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Fake Smiles: Two by Frank Perry
On ‘Diary of a Mad Housewife’ and ‘Play It As It Lays.’
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‘Insiang’ is Not for the Faint of Heart
‘Insiang’ is a difficult watch, but a worthwhile one.
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