Reviews
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‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: Apple Docuseries Is a Useful — if Not Overly Insightful — Chronicle of a Cinematic Titan
Fans of Martin Scorsese should find plenty to enjoy, but Rebecca Miller’s five-episode doc struggles to see the filmmaker beyond his features
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‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Review: Charlie Hunnam Impresses, but Serial Killer Story Gets Bogged Down in Shock Value
The third installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Netflix series goes heavy on “Psycho” and “Texas Chain Saw Massacre”
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‘Anemone’ Review: The Only Thing Daniel Day-Lewis Can’t Do Is Retire
The reclusive Oscar-winning actor returns — again — with another bravura performance, playing a recluse who refuses to return
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‘Caroline’ Off Broadway Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Delivers as a Single Mom in Crisis
The one-time child star graduates splendidly to troubled parenthood in a surprise hit play by Preston Max Allen
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‘Good Boy’ Review: This Doggone Creepy Canine Horror Deserves a Little Treat
The dog star Indy is a great horror protagonist, even if the film is often barking up the wrong tree
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‘Play Dirty’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Misses the Mark in Prime Video’s Otherwise Solid ‘Parker’ Flick
Shane Black adapts Donald E. Westlake’s classic antihero into a slick, enjoyable caper — with a miscast lead actor
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‘Punch’ Broadway Review: A True Story of Manslaughter Makes a Mawkish Transfer to the Stage
The grizzly facts are there from Jacob Dunne’s bestseller “Right From Wrong,” but James Graham’s play turns those details into theatrical mush
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‘Waiting for Godot’ Broadway Review: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s Half-Excellent Adventure With Samuel Beckett
Reeves disappears but Winter delivers in Jamie Lloyd’s flashing production of the absurdist classic
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‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson Kicks Butt So Hard It Explodes
Judy Greer learns not to mess with Nanny McPhee in an intelligently taut, nail-biting thriller
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‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: Renny Harlin’s Trilogy of Errors Trudges On
“Chapter 1” of this horror reboot was dull as dishwater and the sequel isn’t much better
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‘Chad Powers’ Review: Glen Powell Makes Gold Out of Hulu Football Comedy’s Absurd Premise
Frankie A. Rodriguez and Perry Mattfeld stand out in the supporting cast of this surprisingly layered series
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‘The Other Americans’ Off Broadway Review: John Leguizamo Channels Arthur Miller’s Best With Uncompromising Tragedy
Having written and performed in a number of solo shows, the star graduates to a fully staged family drama
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‘Saturday Church’ Off Broadway Review: ‘Kinky Boots’ Now Has a Younger, Flashier Brother
Damon Cardasis’ wonderfully small and delicate film has been turned into a stage musical that wants to be on Broadway
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‘Coyotes’ Review: Gnarly Killer-Canine Thriller Is All Bite, No Bark
Fantastic Fest: Justin Long and Kate Bosworth star in a thrilling, violent ‘when animals attack’ movie without much to say
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‘Doin’ It’ Review: Lilly Singh Makes Sex Education Fun in a Movie That’s Only Kind of Funny
Singh plays a 30-year-old virgin trying to reform sex ed in a raunchy comedy that’s too silly to be smart — or vice-versa
