Reviews
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‘Easy’s Waltz’ Review: Vince Vaughn Can’t Carry a Tune in Nic Pizzolatto’s Hollow Music Drama
TIFF 2025: Al Pacino and Simon Rex also star in this meandering movie about a supposedly good singer looking to make it big
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‘Glenrothan’ Review: Brian Cox’s Dreadful Directorial Debut Is Not a Serious Movie
TIFF 2025: The “Succession” star both acts in and directs this painful drama about a family trying to reconnect
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‘Spinal Tap II’ Review: The Band Is Older, Kind of Wiser and Still at 11
If the mockurockumentary sequel doesn’t tap into gold, at least it’s (Centrum) silver
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‘The Fence’ Review: Claire Denis’ Latest Film Is a Consuming Drama About Death
TIFF 2025: Isaach De Bankolé gives a typically excellent performance even when the film is not Denis’ best
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‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Review: A Perfectly Pleasant Show Gets a Perfectly Pleasant Send-Off
Of the three features, the final installment feels most in line with the TV series
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‘A Simple Soldier’ Review: A Fascinating, Fraught Documentary About the Ukraine War
TIFF 2025: Filmmaker Artem Ryzhykov becomes an active participant in this grim portrait of the ongoing war
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‘Swiped’ Review: Lily James Can’t Make This Shallow Dating App Saga Into ‘The Social Network’
TIFF 2025: Though it’s plenty sincere, there’s no greater depth to this film about the creation of Tinder and Bumble
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‘Love+War’ Review: Harsh Realities of War and Family Center an Enlightening Documentary
TIFF 2025: “Free Solo” directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely and Jimmy Chin’s latest presents the two worlds that make up photojournalist Lynsey Addario’s existence
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‘House of McQueen’ Off Broadway Review: Luke Newton Triumphs Against All Odds
The “Bridgerton” star manages to present a beguiling Alexander McQueen in Darrah Cloud’s mess of a bioplay
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‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari’s Astonishing Feature Debut Is a Riveting Reflection on Memory and Regret
TIFF 2025: The film is both rigorously detailed and enduringly compassionate
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‘Dust Bunny’ Review: Bryan Fuller’s Family Horror Flick Is Wild, Colorful and Just Plain Nuts
Toronto Film Festival: Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver are the big names, but 10-year-old Sophie Sloan runs the show
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‘Nuremberg’ Review: Rami Malek and Russell Crowe Lead Thrilling Nazi Courtroom Drama
TIFF 2025: Writer-director James Vanderbilt trades in horror comedies for a historical account of the lengths it took to bring war criminals to justice
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‘Eternity’ Review: Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner Are Stuck in a Hysterical, Poignant Other-Worldly Threesome
TIFF 2025: An ensemble of actors makes life after death feel grounded and affecting in this fantasy rom-com
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‘Normal’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Has a Bloody Blast in ‘Die Hard’ Meets ‘Fargo’ Action Romp
TIFF 2025: Ben Wheatley’s latest has a whole lot of fun smashing everything together and keeping us on our toes
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‘Bad Apples’ Review: Saoirse Ronan Schools Us in Daring, Darkly Funny Satirical Thriller
Toronto Film Festival: Ronan gives one of her best, funniest performances to date in Jonatan Etzler’s stellar second feature
