‘Wasp Network’ Film Review: Penélope Cruz and Edgar Ramírez Spy for Castro in Talky Thriller
Venice 2019: Olivier Assayas’ docudrama shortchanges the characters in favor of excessive exposition
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‘American Skin’ Film Review: Nate Parker’s Disappointing Sophomore Effort Mixes Mockumentary and Courtroom Drama
Venice 2019: Parker tackles the issue of police shootings, but the results are clunky and heavy-handed
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‘An Officer and a Spy’ Review: Roman Polanski Is No Emile Zola in This Listless Retelling of the Dreyfus Affair
Venice 2019: Any controversy over the director’s choice of subject is dissipated by the tepid results
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‘The Perfect Candidate’ Film Review: A Saudi Woman Finds Her Voice in Piercing Political Tale
Venice 2019: A run for local office empowers a young doctor in Haifaa Al Mansour’s feminist tale
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‘The Truth’ Film Review: Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche Grapple With Honesty and Each Other
Venice 2019: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first non-Japanese film captures a mother-daughter relationship fraught with resentments
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‘Ready or Not’ Film Review: The Game of Hide and Seek’s Afoot in Twisty, Violent Dark Comedy
This perverse tale isn’t a total triumph, but it’s a savage delight all the same
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What’s New on DVD in August: ‘Charlie Says,’ ‘Shadow,’ ‘The Banana Splits Movie’ and More
Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best Indie, foreign, doc, grindhouse, classic and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Film Review: Tom Holland Goes Abroad in Globetrotting Marvel Romp
This latest Spidey series continues to charm, as a teen road comedy periodically becomes a superhero saga
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‘Ophelia’ Film Review: Daisy Ridley Gives Shakespeare’s Tragic Heroine a Provocative Do-Over
The melancholy Dane’s beloved is no wilting flower in this lush, intelligent adaptation of Lisa Klein’s novel
