Reviews
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‘Kneecap’ Review: Fake Story About a Real Band Audaciously Obliterates the Musical Biopic
Sundance 2024: Writer/director Rich Peppiatt’s tale of rock music and the Irish language practically leaps off the screen
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‘Power’ Review: A Necessary Examination of America’s History With the Police
Sundance 2024: Yance Ford and Ian Olds’ documentary doesn’t flinch from the tough questions of policing
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‘Veni Vidi Vici’ Review: Dark Comedy Puts Its Morbid Delights on Full Display
Sundance 2024: Julia Niemann and Daniel Hoesl tell a wickedly sharp tale of excess and power
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‘Never Look Away’ Review: Lucy Lawless’ Directorial Debut Is an Unflinching Look at the Life of Photojournalist Margaret Moth
Sundance 2024: The story of journalist Margaret Moth engages in spite of what little footage of her exploits actually exist
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‘Girls State’ Review: It’s Hard Not to Compare This Doc to ‘Boys State’ and That’s the Film’s Strongest Asset
Sundance 2024: Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine reunite to showcase how government fails its young girls
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‘Ibelin’ Review: A Family Learns About Their Son’s Remarkable Online Life in This Emotionally Resonant Doc
Sundance 2024: The story of Mats Steen and his life is an incisive look at disability within the online gaming space
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‘Frida’ Review: The Famed Artist’s Life is Explored in Dazzling Color and Animation
Sundance 2024: Carla Gutierrez’s doc is a vibrant exploration of Frida Kahlo’s life and art
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‘Layla’ Review: Bilal Hasna Breaks Out in a Convention-Defying Role
Sundance 2024: Amrou Al-Kadhi’s directorial debut is sweet, relatable and will have audiences talking
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‘Eno’ Review: ‘Generative’ Documentary Rummages Through Brian Eno’s Brain
Sundance Film Festival 2024: Director Gary Hustwit takes his cues from the pioneering musician in a film that changes with every screening
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‘Griselda’ Review: Sofía Vergara Breaks Into Drama in Netflix’s Killer Queenpin Story
“Narcos” team Eric Newman and Andrés Baiz join forces with the “Modern Family” star in this mostly-true tale about the infamous female drug dealer
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‘Death and Other Details’ Review: Hulu Stumbles With Forgettable, Generic, Overlong Whodunit
Mandy Patinkin and Violett Beane lead a tired addition to the wave of detective stories and eat-the-rich comedy thrillers
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‘Lift’ Review: Kevin Hart’s Heist Movie Is a Real Crowdpleaser
Director F. Gary Gray returns to the heist world for Netflix with another slick tale of charming cons
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‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Jason Statham Finds the Honey in This Ridiculously Wild Action Thriller
Director David Ayer goes for big thrills and a lot of fun in spite of clunky dialogue
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‘Mean Girls’ Review: Renee Rapp Can’t Save This Muddled Musical Remake
The film was initially planned as a Paramount+ release before pivoting to theaters
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‘Echo’ Review: Grounded Crime Drama Sticks With Marvel’s Same Old TV Mistakes
Even so, Alaqua Cox leads a focused story that could be described as the MCU’s answer to “Justified”
