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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in June: ‘Unbearable Weight,’ ‘After Yang,’ ‘Worst Person in the World’ and More
By Alonso Duralde | June 17, 2022 @ 2:37 PMAlonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming availability isn’t forever
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Philip Baker Hall Appreciation: Legendary Character Actor Brought Gravitas to Comedy and Drama Alike
By Alonso Duralde | June 13, 2022 @ 2:49 PMFrom wild farces to the dramas of Robert Altman and Paul Thomas Anderson, Hall had an undeniable presence no matter the role
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‘Lightyear’ Film Review: The Pleasures of Pixar’s Spin-Off Are Far Too Finite
By Alonso Duralde | June 13, 2022 @ 12:00 PMAs an adventure-comedy for kids, this movie is perfectly OK — but ”perfectly OK“ falls far short of what the studio (and the ”Toy Story“ movies) can do
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‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Reuniting the ‘Park’ Stars Just Makes This ‘World’ Look Shabbier
By Alonso Duralde | June 8, 2022 @ 12:00 PMOnce again, grafting together two different strains of DNA proves to be a bad idea
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‘Benediction’ Film Review: Terence Davies Confirms His Status as Poet Laureate of Biopics
By Alonso Duralde | June 3, 2022 @ 10:13 AMSiegfried Sassoon faces the horrors of WWI and the strictures of the closet in this moving portrait
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‘Crimes of the Future’ Film Review: David Cronenberg Plays the Hits, But Always With Style
By Alonso Duralde | June 2, 2022 @ 5:45 PMWhether this is the Canadian auteur’s final film, he offers closing arguments on his thematic and visual obsessions
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‘Fire Island’ Film Review: Emma Meets Mr. Darcy, Only They’re All Dudes in Speedos
By Alonso Duralde | June 2, 2022 @ 4:05 PMThe course of true love runs anything but smooth in writer-star Joel Kim Booster’s queer rom-com
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Film Review: Tom Cruise Flies the Familiar Skies
By Alonso Duralde | May 26, 2022 @ 6:00 PMThis Gen X fantasy revives everything great and terrible about the 1986 original
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Ray Liotta Appreciation: From Psychotic to Sweetheart, Versatile Actor Could Do It All
By Alonso Duralde | May 26, 2022 @ 4:52 PMHe’s remembered for playing mobsters and tough guys, but films like ”Field of Dreams“ and ”Dominick and Eugene“ showed his softer side
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‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ Review: For Non-Fans, This Comedy’s More Tasty Snack Than Meal
By Alonso Duralde | May 26, 2022 @ 3:30 PMIf you’re not already invested in the characters, the big-screen adaptation is a pleasant diversion that falls just short of actual satisfaction
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Cannes Critic’s Forecast: Tom Cruise, a Cronenberg Gorefest and a Polish Donkey Hit the Croisette
By Alonso Duralde | May 16, 2022 @ 3:45 PMFrom ”Top Gun: Maverick“ to Jerzy Skolimowski’s film told from a donkey’s POV, there’s something for everyone at this year’s fest
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‘On the Count of Three’ Review: Jerrod Carmichael’s Directorial Debut Is a Matter of Life and Death
By Alonso Duralde | May 13, 2022 @ 5:25 PMThe comedian gets to the heart of troubled characters while always finding the uncomfortable laughs
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‘Pleasure’ Film Review: Feminist Workplace Parable Just Happens to Be Set in Porn
By Alonso Duralde | May 13, 2022 @ 2:50 PMNinja Thyberg’s gutting look at an adult film star’s rise speaks to universal issues
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in May: ‘Turning Red,’ ‘X,’ ‘Mississippi Masala’ and More
By Alonso Duralde | May 6, 2022 @ 8:16 AMAlonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming isn’t forever
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Every ‘Star Wars’ Movie Ranked, From Worst to Best
By Alonso Duralde | May 4, 2022 @ 9:09 AMIncluding the best and worst part of each film.