Reviews
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‘Weightless’ Off Broadway Review: The Kilbanes Give 2 Mythic Greek Sisters an Indie-Rock Lift
The Bay Area duo Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses have crafted one of the best new musicals in recent memory
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‘American (Tele)visions’ Off Broadway Review: Why the Tube Is Bad for Our Health
Victor I. Cazares’s new play makes a habit of repeating the obvious
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‘Dead for a Dollar’ Review: Walter Hill Captures the Best and Worst of Low-Budget Westerns
The film’s handful of grace notes are overpowered by lots of cut-short scenes that seem to signal the director’s impatience
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‘The Good House’ Review: Sigourney Weaver Captivates as a Woman Pretending Not to Be Under the Influence
Darkly funny drama offers both a star turn and a powerful ensemble, led by Kevin Kline and Morena Baccarin
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‘Art & Krimes by Krimes’ Review: Thoughtful Doc Explores an Artist’s Approach to Broken Systems
Director Alysa Nahmias explores the life and work of Jesse Krimes in a manner that feels true to the former convict’s aesthetic
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‘My Imaginary Country’ Review: Chilean Doc Celebrates the Children of the Revolution
Legendary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán talks to women from all walks of life about their roles in the country’s 2019 protests
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‘Spirit Halloween: The Movie’ Review: Kiddie Horror Movie Doesn’t Give Its Kid Actors Enough to Do
There’s a certain shaggy charm to this high-concept, low-budget affair, even if the filmmakers don’t quite nail their Amblin-on-a-dime aesthetic
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‘Bros’ Review: LGBTQ+ Rom-Com Makes History, Yes, But Also Delivers the Rom and the Com
Star and co-writer Billy Eichner mocks his own privilege as a cis gay white male, but his film makes an effort to lift up the larger queer community
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Every Rob Zombie Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does “The Munsters” rank among the rock-icon-turned-auteur’s filmography?
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‘Smile’ Review: Impressive Horror Debut Places Viewers Inside the Protagonist’s Anxiety
The plot trappings might seem familiar, but writer-director Parker Finn creates something very new and very terrifying
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‘God’s Creatures’ Review: Emily Watson Anchors Powerful, Unsettling Irish Drama
The makers of “The Fits” return with another intense and insightful portrait of women in extreme situations
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‘The Munsters’ Review: Rob Zombie Loves These Misfit Monsters but Fails to Make Them Funny
The writer-director seems to like the idea of kicking it with these iconic characters, but he never commits to crafting an actual story for them
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‘Mister Organ’ Review: ‘Tickled’ Director Returns With a Captivating Portrait of a Con Artist
Fantastic Fest 2022: Journalist and filmmaker David Farrier gets obsessed with Michael Organ’s chicanery, but it’s Farrier who seems to go down the rabbit hole
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‘On the Come Up’ Review: Sanaa Lathan Spotlights Teen Women Rappers in Directorial Debut
Jamila C. Gray stars as an aspiring performer juggling her late father’s legacy and her mother’s addiction issues
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‘Athena’ Review: Romain Gavras Captures French Police Brutality With Visceral Power
The story of a clash between cops and the Middle Eastern community calls to mind co-writer Ladj Ly’s recent “Les Misérables”