Reviews
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: James Cameron’s Dazzling, Overwhelming Sequel Really Delivers in Hour 3
There’s both too much and not enough going on in this return to Pandora, but the climactic action sequence provides a rewarding payoff
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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Off Broadway Review: Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe Try to Resuscitate a Sondheim Flop
Director Maria Friedman brings an actorly touch to Stephen Sondheim’s problematic 1981 musical, to mostly good effect
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‘Some Like It Hot’ Broadway Review: Billy Wilder’s Movie Classic Gets a Lukewarm Musical Makeover
Songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman score offers witty lyrics and tunes that are peppy, repetitive and loud
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Every Darren Aronofsky Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Where does “The Whale” rank in the filmography of the provocative auteur?
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‘Harry & Meghan’ Review: Netflix Docuseries Offers Nothing New for Royal Superfans
The press is the villain in the first three episodes of the show, which is produced by Harry and Meghan themselves
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‘Blanquita’ Review: Chilean Oscar Entry Probes Social Injustice
In his fourth feature, director Fernando Guzzoni digs into the story behind a recent, painful scandal
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‘Ohio State Murders’ Broadway Review: Audra McDonald Offers a Study in Controlled Rage
Playwright Adrienne Kennedy makes a powerful, very belated Broadway debut
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‘Empire of Light’ Review: Sam Mendes’ Love Letter to Cinema Lacks Focus
This reverie on movie palaces often forgets the part about actually loving film, among many other script issues
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‘Let the Little Light Shine’ Film Review: Black Chicago Students Fight for Their School and Their Futures
A powerful palliative to racist narratives of the city, this doc spotlights brilliant and committed students and teachers fighting for what’s right
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‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith Slavery Saga Challenges Audiences With Grueling Cruelty
The script focuses on the physical and spiritual brutality endured by Smith’s real-life character without addressing the man’s actual humanity
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‘To the End’ Review: Eco-Documentary Finds Inspiration in Young Activists
Rachel Lears’ follow-up to “Knock Down the House” is less focused, if no less passionate
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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Review: Stirring Doc Intertwines the DNA of Nan Goldin’s Art and Activism
Laura Poitras’ Golden Lion–winner tracks the artist’s life and her commitment to taking on the Sackler family’s presence in the museum world
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Review: Bold, Dark and Funny Reimagining Dances to Its Own Tune
Brave children (and brave adults) will embrace this gorgeous and sinister stop-motion version that’s far more del Toro than Disney
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‘Loudmouth’ Review: Rev. Al Sharpton Doc Wavers Between Inspirational and Meek
The controversial activist speaks for himself as this documentary’s only interviewee, leaving much under-discussed and uncriticized
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‘Something From Tiffany’s’ Review: The Sparkle Is Missing From This Holiday Rom-Com
Even the charm of Zoey Deutch and Kendrick Sampson can’t elevate this run-of-the-mill, but beautifully mounted, Christmas love story