Elizabeth Weitzman
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‘Karen’ Film Review: Ridiculous Thriller Tackles Racism With the Depth of a Meme
The oddly cast Taryn Manning can’t find a character within the stereotype
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‘On Broadway’ Film Review: Documentary Offers Neon Lights But Not Much Else
This star-filled celebration plays more like an informercial than a movie
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‘Candyman’ Film Review: Nia DaCosta Deconstructs and Re-Creates a Horror Classic
DaCosta and co-writers Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld update and rethink the material in provocative ways
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‘Respect’ Film Review: Jennifer Hudson Brings Soul to Aretha Franklin Biopic
It’s more effective as a jukebox musical than a character piece, but the central performance and those amazing songs pull it all together
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‘Whirlybird’ Film Review: Family Breakup Makes Most Impact in Journalism Doc
The evolution of L.A.-based news pales in comparison to the personal story in Matt Yoka’s documentary
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‘Nine Days’ Film Review: Spiritual Sundance Drama Deflates on Arrival
At sea level, the film’s fuzzy philosophy succumbs to a complete lack of internal logic
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‘No Ordinary Man’ Film Review: Meta-Doc Deconstructs Story of Transmasculine Jazz Musician Billy Tipton
Through interviews and recreations, the filmmakers capture Tipton’s life and explore how and by whom the history of trans people gets told
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‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Film Review: Cool Casting Can’t Save ’90s-Style Thriller
The talents of Angela Bassett and Michelle Yeoh, to name a few, are wasted in a film that’s retro in the worst ways
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‘False Positive’ Film Review: Ilana Glazer Thriller Holds a Scalpel to the Idea of ‘Mommy Brain’
It’s less about the horror and more about the recognizable microaggressions in this smart, sharp shocker
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‘Roadrunner’ Film Review: Anthony Bourdain Gets a Nostalgic Tribute in New Doc
Tribeca 2021: We know where the story is going, but Morgan Neville (“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”) forges a fascinating path through a one-of-a-kind life
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‘7 Days’ Film Review: Are You Ready for a COVID-19 Rom-Com?
Tribeca 2021: Karan Soni and Geraldine Viswanathan are perfect as a less-than-perfect couple
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‘Infinite’ Film Review: Mark Wahlberg Action-Thriller Overspends and Underwhelms
Cars and planes blow up real good in a film that feels like everybody’s paycheck project
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‘Dream Horse’ Film Review: Toni Collette Inspirational Biopic Is Steady As She Goes
Adaptation of Sundance doc “Dark Horse” doesn’t change the game, but it’s a feel-good watch
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‘The Woman in the Window’ Film Review: Amy Adams Commits to Wannabe-Hitchcock Thriller
Director Joe Wright knows the words to “Rear Window” and “Vertigo,” but not the music
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‘Land’ Film Review: Robin Wright Relies on Nature for Her Subdued Directorial Debut
Sundance 2021: The landscape overpowers the screenplay in this tale of a woman learning to live in the wilderness