Reviews
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‘Meet the Barbarians’ Review: Julie Delpy’s Sharp French Comedy Gives Equality and Fraternity a Workout
TIFF 2024: Breton villagers test their limits when Syrian refugees arrive unexpectedly in the actress-director’s fairy-tale-like feature
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‘Heretic’ Review: Hugh Grant Is Devastatingly Sharp in Religious-Themed Horror Outing for A24
TIFF 2024: Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East round out an impressive addition to Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ filmography
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‘Riff Raff’ Review: Family Gets Complicated in Dito Montiel’s Messy Crime Comedy
TIFF 2024: The caper enlists heavyweight talents Ed Harris, Jennifer Coolidge and Bill Murray to pull off consistent laughs — and unfortunate tonal changes
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‘Without Blood’ Review: Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir Face Ghosts in Angelina Jolie’s Inert Drama
TIFF 2024: This well-intentioned reflection on war and loss comes up short
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‘Road Diary’ Review: Bruce Springsteen Documentary Brings Joy and Faces Loss
TIFF 2024: Thom Zimny’s film takes the full measure of a man and a band grappling with mortality on a concert stage
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‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan Save This Punishingly Grim Thriller
TIFF 2024: This story of sheep and revenge avoids being downright baaad thanks to its two leads
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‘The Assessment’ Review: Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander Duel in Cold Dystopian Drama
TIFF 2024: Fleur Fortuné’s stylish film about a grim future is as rigorous and cruel as the events it depicts
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‘Rez Ball’ Review: Netflix’s Navajo Reservation Basketball Drama Is Familiar, but a Winner
TIFF 2024: Sydney Freeland’s story of an underdog basketball team playing by their own rules will satisfy, inspire, and remind you of other sports movies
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‘Nightbitch’ Review: Amy Adams Commits in Biting, Melancholic Motherhood Story
TIFF 2024: This is why you never trust a trailer to reflect the quality of a movie
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‘The Return’ Review: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Bring Grace and Gravity to This Ancient Greek Odyssey
TIFF 2024: Director Uberto Pasolini’s take on Homer’s epic poem is simultaneously visceral and contemplative
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‘Pedro Parámo’ Review: Life and Death Blur Together in Haunting Mexican Drama
TIFF 2024: Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto makes his directorial debut with an adaptation simultaneously personal and mystical
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‘The Fire Inside’ Review: Rachel Morrison’s Boxing Drama Is a Monumental Achievement
TIFF 2024: Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry bring home the gold in this Olympics-inspired true story from the Oscar-winning cinematographer
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‘Eden’ Review: Sydney Sweeney Steals the Show in Ron Howard’s Darkly Silly Historical Thriller
TIFF 2024: The “Anyone but You” star upstages Jude Law and Ana de Armas in this solid effort from the Oscar-nominated filmmaker
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‘The Listeners’ Review: Rebecca Hall Is Riveting In Janicza Bravo’s Excellent Adaptation
TIFF 2024: Based on the book by Jordan Tannahill, this series rings hauntingly true
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‘Sketch’ Review: Tony Hale Is Terrific in Seth Worley’s Charming Spielbergian Monster Movie
TIFF 2024: The “Veep” star does emotional heavy lifting, but it’s the kids that steal the show
