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Ben Croll

  • ‘Ema’ Film Review: Pablo Larraín’s Latest Dances to Its Own Rhythms

    The “Jackie” director boldly uses music video aesthetics in setting a character study to a reggaeton beat

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    Ben Croll
    August 11, 2021 @ 1:30 PM
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    ‘Ema’ Film Review: Pablo Larraín’s Latest Dances to Its Own Rhythms
  • ‘Vivarium’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg Satire Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

    Eisenberg and Imogen Poots star in director Lorcan Finnegan’s film set in a purgatorial pre-fab suburb, but it never follows through on its interesting ideas

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    Ben Croll
    March 26, 2020 @ 11:45 AM
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    11:45 AM
    ‘Vivarium’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg Satire Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
  • ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Film Review: Ravishing Drama Is a Feminist Tale From a Pre-Feminist World

    Laced with bittersweet romanticism, director Céline Sciamma’s strong prize contender is fundamentally about the act of looking

    By

    Ben Croll
    March 26, 2020 @ 11:00 AM
    Cannes Report
    11:00 AM
    ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Film Review: Ravishing Drama Is a Feminist Tale From a Pre-Feminist World
  • ‘The Wild Goose Lake’ Film Review: Chinese Action Flick Is Indulgent but Fun

    Director Diao Yinan puts his own spin on some familiar action tropes

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    Ben Croll
    March 5, 2020 @ 11:04 AM
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    11:04 AM
    ‘The Wild Goose Lake’ Film Review: Chinese Action Flick Is Indulgent but Fun
  • ‘Beanpole’ Film Review: Dark Russian Drama Delves Into Postwar Purgatory

    Kantemir Balagov won the directing award at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard for a film that plays like a cosmic joke but is wholly untouched by humor

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    Ben Croll
    January 30, 2020 @ 11:30 AM
    Cannes Report
    11:30 AM
    ‘Beanpole’ Film Review: Dark Russian Drama Delves Into Postwar Purgatory
  • ‘Little Joe’ Film Review: Horticultural Horror Flick Is a Gonzo Genre Freakout

    Jessica Hausner’s English language debut is about a specially-bred flower that develops sinister powers

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    Ben Croll
    December 6, 2019 @ 1:10 PM
    Cannes Report
    1:10 PM
    ‘Little Joe’ Film Review: Horticultural Horror Flick Is a Gonzo Genre Freakout
  • ‘Frankie’ Film Review: Isabelle Huppert and Marisa Tomei Shine in Quiet Family Drama

    Ira Sachs’ melancholy tone poem follows French and American actors in a picturesque European setting

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    Ben Croll
    October 23, 2019 @ 4:55 PM
    Movies
    4:55 PM
    ‘Frankie’ Film Review: Isabelle Huppert and Marisa Tomei Shine in Quiet Family Drama
  • ‘The Lighthouse’ Film Review: Robert Pattinson Rocks With a Portrait of Madness

    Before he has a chance to don Batman’s cowl, Pattison teams with Willem Dafoe to rip into this black-and-white fever dream with demented glee

    By

    Ben Croll
    October 16, 2019 @ 8:00 AM
    Cannes Report
    8:00 AM
    ‘The Lighthouse’ Film Review: Robert Pattinson Rocks With a Portrait of Madness
  • ‘Parasite’ Film Review: Bong Joon-ho Tackles Disparity With Delicious Dark Comedy

    Cannes 2019: This darkly funny thriller with a searing social conscience is a remarkable success, but will the jury see past its genre?

    By

    Ben Croll
    October 9, 2019 @ 2:54 PM
    Movies
    2:54 PM
    ‘Parasite’ Film Review: Bong Joon-ho Tackles Disparity With Delicious Dark Comedy
  • ‘Mosul’ Film Review: Russo Brothers Produce an Action-Packed Tale of Fighting ISIS

    Venice 2019: Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan makes his directorial debut about local Iraqi heroes out for vengeance

    By

    Ben Croll
    September 4, 2019 @ 1:15 PM
    Report From Venice
    1:15 PM
    ‘Mosul’ Film Review: Russo Brothers Produce an Action-Packed Tale of Fighting ISIS
  • ‘Babyteeth’ Film Review: Australian Doomed-Teen Dramedy Hides Its Tougher Questions Behind Frills and Filigree

    Director Shannon Murphy’s got style to burn, but an excess of it undercuts her characters and their dilemmas

    By

    Ben Croll
    September 4, 2019 @ 8:00 AM
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    8:00 AM
    ‘Babyteeth’ Film Review: Australian Doomed-Teen Dramedy Hides Its Tougher Questions Behind Frills and Filigree
  • ‘Sibyl’ Film Review: Cannes Competition Ends With a Woody Allen-Style Comedy

    Cannes 2019: Director Justine Triet draws from a couple of different phases in Allen’s career and offers more proof that Virginie Efira is one of the most interesting French actresses working today

    By

    Ben Croll
    May 24, 2019 @ 2:40 PM
    Cannes Report
    2:40 PM
    ‘Sibyl’ Film Review: Cannes Competition Ends With a Woody Allen-Style Comedy
  • ‘It Must Be Heaven’ Film Review: Palestinian Comedy Finds Absurdity Around the World

    Cannes 2019: The human comedy, says Elia Suleiman’s first film in a decade, recognizes no nationalities and encompasses us all

    By

    Ben Croll
    May 24, 2019 @ 10:43 AM
    Cannes Report
    10:43 AM
    ‘It Must Be Heaven’ Film Review: Palestinian Comedy Finds Absurdity Around the World
  • ‘Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo’ Film Review: Abdellatif Kechiche Trolls Cannes With NSFW Excess

    Cannes 2019: This sexually explicit three-and-half-hour-long provocation feels like a director self-immolating

    By

    Ben Croll
    May 23, 2019 @ 4:30 PM
    Movies
    4:30 PM
    ‘Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo’ Film Review: Abdellatif Kechiche Trolls Cannes With NSFW Excess
  • Cannes Film Festival Opens With More Netflix Drama and Too Few Female Directors (Again)

    TheWrap Cannes magazine: Nowhere else in the world does a single ecstatic ovation have the power to change a director’s life

    By

    Ben Croll
    May 13, 2019 @ 11:50 AM
    Cannes Report
    11:50 AM
    Cannes Film Festival Opens With More Netflix Drama and Too Few Female Directors (Again)
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