‘Barb & Star’ Film Review: Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo Go to Cloud Cuckoo Land
“…Go to Vista Del Mar” plays by its own rules of absurdism and rides that wave all the way to shore
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Review: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield Bring Fred Hampton’s Betrayal to Life
Shaka King’s tale of the Black Panthers and the FBI is shockingly radical, particularly for a major-studio movie
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‘You Go to My Head’ Film Review: Visually Sumptuous Import or Feature-Length Perfume Ad?
Writer-director Dimitri de Clercq doesn’t seem to have much to say, but his movie always looks great, at least
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‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ Film Review: Stuck-in-Time Teen Romance Is Déjà Vu All Over Again
The leads are charismatic, but after “Groundhog Day,” “Palm Springs,” “Russian Doll,” there’s nothing new here
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‘Playing with Sharks’ Film Review: Valerie Taylor Champions the Ocean’s Most Misunderstood Denizens
Sundance 2021: Once a consultant and photographer on “Jaws,” conservationist Taylor champions sharks after decades of bad P.R.
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‘Malcolm & Marie’ Film Review: Zendaya and John David Washington Tackle Relationship Drama With No Holds Barred
Writer-director Sam Levinson’s script doesn’t quite make it to the final bell, but his talented actors go the distance
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‘Flee’ Film Review: Afghan Refugee Shares His Journey in Empathetic Animated Doc
Sundance 2021: This Grand Jury Prize winner uses animation to tell a story haunted by memory in a way live-action never could
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‘Pleasure’ Film Review: Feminist Workplace Parable Just Happens to Be Set in Porn
Sundance 2021: Ninja Thyberg’s gutting look at an adult film star’s rise speaks to universal issues
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‘In the Same Breath’ Film Review: Explosive COVID-19 Doc Explores the US and China’s Botched Responses
Sundance 2021: Director Nanfu Wang (“One Child Nation”) follows the virus — and governmental propaganda — from Washington to Wuhan
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‘Jockey’ Film Review: Clifton Collins Jr. Runs for the Roses in Powerful Drama
Sundance 2021: Collins’ Sundance Best Actor-winning performance brings the talented actor to a new level
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‘Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir’ Film Review: Portrait of the Artist as a Daughter of Immigrants
Sundance 2021: “American Masters” documentary catalogs the extraordinary life of a modern literary master
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‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Film Review: Nicolas Cage Grimaces and Bears It Through Baffling Genre Mishmash
Sundance 2021: Working in English for the first time, Japanese auteur Sion Sono’s greatness gets lost in the translation
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‘Together Together’ Film Review: Patti Harrison Delivers Star-Making Performance in Surrogacy Comedy
Sundance 2021: The “Shrill” co-star and Ed Helms make a perfect platonic pair in witty relationship tale
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‘CODA’ Film Review: Sundance’s Biggest Hit Is a Heartfelt Crowd Pleaser
Sundance 2021: Sian Heder’s film, which set a Sundance sales record, is modest but thoroughly satisfying, corny but effective, never edgy and always likable
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‘Glitch in the Matrix’ Film Review: Trippy Documentary Questions the Nature of Reality
Sundance 2021: Rodney Ascher (“Room 254”) explores people who think they’re living in a simulation
