‘Birds of Prey’ Film Review: Margot Robbie Strikes a Mallet-Blow for Female Empowerment
A quintet of Gotham City women from both sides of the law do it for themselves in this exhilarating spectacle
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‘Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice’ Theater Review: Duncan Sheik’s Musical Version of ’60s Classic Doesn’t Swing
Paul Mazursky’s classic movie now has singing couples, plus Suzanne Vega as bandleader/narrator
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‘Come to Daddy’ Film Review: Elijah Wood’s Father-Son Freakout Is Less Than the Sum of Its Parts
Those who don’t revel in midnight-movie oddity and gore for their own sake will find it lacking
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‘Emma.’ Film Review: Classic Jane Austen Novel Becomes a Sumptuous, Smart Big-Screen Treat
Beneath the lush English surfaces and romcom dazzle are nuanced touches and rich performances, most notably from Johnny Flynn
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‘Hillary’ Film Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Rich, Layered Look at a Life of Political Ambition
Sundance 2020: Nanette Burstein’s four-part portrait of Hillary Clinton offers an in-depth look for supporters and detractors alike
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‘Medea’ Theater Review: Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale Explode in Updated Greek Tragedy
Euripides gets a rewrite in Simon Stone’s new production at BAM
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‘The Assistant’ Film Review: Julia Garner Navigates Toxic Work Culture in Subtly Devastating Drama
Sundance 2020: Writer-director Kitty Green uses a seemingly uneventful day at the office to expose #MeToo misogyny in the workplace
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‘Beanpole’ Film Review: Dark Russian Drama Delves Into Postwar Purgatory
Kantemir Balagov won the directing award at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard for a film that plays like a cosmic joke but is wholly untouched by humor
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‘Gretel & Hansel’ Film Review: Oz Perkins Turns a Dark Fable Into Even Darker Cinema
Perkins finds new layers of dread and discomfort in the Brothers Grimm tale, further establishing himself as a vital horror auteur
