Reviews
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‘Plainclothes’ Review: Tom Blyth Drama Puts a Personal Spotlight on Gay Male Identity
Sundance 2025: Filmmaker Carmen Emmi’s debut features stirring turns from Blyth and Russell Tovey
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‘Dog Man’ Review: Cheerfully Chaotic Kid Flick Will Delight Young Fans and Entertain Tolerant Parents
The latest from “Captain Underpants” creator Dav Pilkey hits theaters Friday
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‘Sugar Babies’ Review: Flirty TikTokers Documentary Is All Filler
Sundance 2025: Rachel Fleit’s film follows a twentysomething college grad who makes money by flirting with men online
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‘Last Days’ Review: ‘Fast & Furious’ Director Justin Lin’s Return to Indies Falls Flat
Sundance 2025: This feature about doomed missionary John Chau pales in comparison to the documentary that already exists
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‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Review: Netflix True Crime Found Dead in a Ditch
Sundance 2025: Charlie Shackleton’s clever documentary is a wake-up call for the true crime genre
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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Review: Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall Bring Life to Ira Sachs’ Quietly Devastating Drama
Sundance 2025: A recreation of a conversation between two friends finds slivers of meaning in mundanity
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‘The Alabama Solution’ Review: ‘Jinx’ Filmmakers’ New Doc Is the Bloody Sunday of Inmate Rights and Prison Reform
Sundance 2025: The HBO-backed documentary uses raw cell phone footage to capture shocking conditions in one of the country’s deadliest prisons
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‘Move Ya Body’ Review: Doc Doesn’t Definitively Answer Its ‘Birth of House Music’ Claim
Sundance 2025: While interesting, Elegance Bratton’s documentary falls short of being the definitive voice on Chicago’s role in house music
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‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Review: No Need to RSVP for Disappointing Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell Affair
When it’s over, you’ll either instantly forget it or wonder why you’ve got such a sour taste in your mouth
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‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: Eva Victor’s Directorial Debut Is a Delightful, Devastating Discovery
Sundance 2025: Also starring Naomi Ackie, this dramedy marks the arrival of an exciting new voice in cinema
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‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’ Review: Moving Behind-the-Music Doc Illuminates a Life Cut Short
Sundance 2025: ’90s vibes and counter-culture sentiments give musician Jeff Buckley’s life emotional weight in this electric documentary
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‘The Wedding Banquet’ Review: Lily Gladstone Brings Humor and Heart to Radical Reimagining
Sundance 2025: Ang Lee’s classic gets a fresh new take in this winning dramedy starring Bowen Yang and Kelly Marie Tran
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‘Love, Brooklyn’ Review: André Holland Navigates Romance Within a Changing Borough
Sundance 2025: Rachael Holder’s soulful debut feature stars DeWanda Wise, Nicole Beharie and Roy Wood Jr.
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‘Oh, Hi!’ Review: Charming Logan Lerman/Molly Gordon Rom-Com Subverts Indie Movie Clichés
Sundance 2025: A romantic weekend at a cabin in the woods takes a turn in writer/director Sophie Brooks’ sophomore feature
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‘Together’ Review: Dave Franco and Alison Brie’s Bonkers Body Horror Romp Twists Itself Into Knots
Sundance 2025: Writer/director Michael Shanks’ film is ‘Stuck on You’ meets ‘Marriage Story’
