‘Promare’ Film Review: Studio Trigger’s First Feature Is an Eye-Popping, Provocative Anime
First-time director Hiroyuki Imaishi creates a wild and compelling vision that’s both breathtaking fantasy and real-world relevant
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‘Tremors’ Film Review: Guatemalan Drama Explores an Evangelical Dad’s Attempt to Come Out
Writer-director Jayro Bustamante’s sophomore feature is a blistering attack on homophobia and hypocrisy among the wealthy and religious
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‘White Snake’ Film Review: Epic Saga Heralds New Wave of Chinese Animation
Drawing from folk legend, directors Amp Wong and Ji Zhao have created a finely cut and polished gem of CG animation
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‘By the Grace of God’ Film Review: François Ozon’s Look at Catholic Child Abuse Puts Victims First
The French auteur offers an unsparing examination of a scandal but remains even-handed and compassionate
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‘Dilili in Paris’ Film Review: Animated French Period Saga Provides a History Lesson for Kids
French animation legend Michel Ocelot mixes stylized characters with realistic backgrounds, to mixed effect
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‘End of the Century’ Film Review: Lush Gay Romance Explores Paths Not Taken
Lucio Castro’s debut feels like a gay spin on Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy, all distilled into a single film
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‘Killerman’ Film Review: Liam Hemsworth Gets Amnesia in Forgettable Thriller
Malik Bader wants to pay homage to the gritty classics of the ’70s and ’80s, but he’s kept the toxicity while jettisoning the introspection
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‘Overcomer’ Film Review: Sports-Centric Faith-Based Drama Preaches, Repetitively, to the Choir
The writing, the acting, even the lighting fails to turn the thudding messaging into something resembling cinematic entertainment
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‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’ Film Review: Animated Portrait Captures a Director at Work, and Haunted by Dreams
A young Luis Buñuel examines his ethics and his hunger for paternal love in this incisive and occasionally surreal animated feature
