Reviews
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‘Catherine Called Birdy’ Review: Lena Dunham’s Modern Sensibilities Clash With Medieval Coming-of-Age Tale
The filmmaker has no apparent feel for the characters, the humor or even the visuals in this adaptation
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‘Onoda’ Review: French Director Makes Japanese Biopic With American Influences
Arthur Harari’s near three-hour drama borrows from John Ford to tell the story of a WWII Japanese soldier who didn’t give up for 29 years
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‘The Midnight Club’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s YA Netflix Series Is Hauntingly Beautiful
The “Haunting of Hill House” creator adapts Christopher Pike to emotional effect, telling the story of dying kids living in a possibly haunted hospice
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‘1776’ Broadway Review: Even Male Drag Can’t Rescue This Musical Clunker
It’s a show about the American Revolution that makes you root for the British
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‘Sirens’ Review: Arab Women Rockers Come of Age Under Fire
Members of all-female metal band Slave to Sirens adapt to everything from hostile audiences to coming out to political upheaval
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‘Last Flight Home’ Review: Ondi Timoner’s Beautiful Tribute to Her Father Documents His Last Days
The veteran doc director celebrates her dad’s life as she tracks his chosen path to his own demise
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ Review: Gross-Out Comedy Is Overlong and Understuffed
“The Square” filmmaker Ruben Östlund returns with a social commentary that relishes in toilet humor
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‘The Swimmer’ Review: Athlete Buckles Under High Stakes and Homophobia in Intriguing Israeli Drama
Writer-director Adam Kalderon has an eye for his Speedo-clad characters, yes, but also for his protagonist’s complex inner life
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‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ Review: Stephen King Takes iPhone Addiction to New Levels
Jaeden Martell and Donald Sutherland star in this nifty allegory about how hard it is to put aside convenient habits, even when they’re bad for us
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‘Amsterdam’ Review: Disjointed, Dull David O. Russell Period Comedy Wastes Talented Cast
The rich possibilities of a between-the-wars comedy-adventure never gel in this flat, unfunny misfire
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All the ‘Hellraiser’ Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best
Where does Hulu’s new “Hellraiser” (2022) rank in this Clive Barker–inspired series?
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‘A Friend of the Family’ Review: Jake Lacy Channels His Nice-Guy Persona to Chilling Effect in True Crime Series
The Peacock limited series tackles the story told in the Netflix docuseries “Abducted in Plain Sight”
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‘Lyle, Lyle Crocodile’ Review: Musical Version of Beloved Kids’ Book Is No Croc of Gold
Only Javier Bardem stands out in this otherwise bland, misbegotten attempt to cash in on the good will of “Paddington”
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‘I’m Revolting’ Off Broadway Review: Hell Is Other People in a Hospital Waiting Room
Playwright Gracie Gardner’s drama shows promise but mostly just kills time
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‘Hellraiser’ Review: Horror Reboot Is an Elegant Return to Clive Barker’s ‘Repulsive Glamour’
An updated, reimagined world of supernatural suffering makes good on the perverse promise of Pinhead and the Cenobites