
Reviews
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in May: ‘Turning Red,’ ‘X,’ ‘Mississippi Masala’ and More
By Alonso Duralde | May 6, 2022 @ 8:16 AMAlonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming isn’t forever
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Every ‘Star Wars’ Movie Ranked, From Worst to Best
By Alonso Duralde | May 4, 2022 @ 9:09 AMIncluding the best and worst part of each film.
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‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Film Review: Sam Raimi Brings Visual Pop to a Less-than-Magical Adventure
By Alonso Duralde | May 3, 2022 @ 6:00 AMThis mystical realm is so crowded with plot and incident and magical doodads that there’s no room for the characters
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‘A Case for the Existence of God’ Off Broadway Review: A Riveting, Deceptively Simple 2-Hander
By By Robert Hofler | May 2, 2022 @ 7:00 PMSamuel D. Hunter’s new play receives a stunning world premiere from director David Cromer
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‘Macbeth’ Broadway Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga Reinvent a Classic
By Robert Hofler | April 29, 2022 @ 1:00 PMOnce again, Sam Gold challenges audiences with his radical take on the Bard
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‘FLINT’ Film Review: Horrifying Documentary Tracks the Water Woes That Still Plague Michigan
By Ronda Racha Penrice | April 29, 2022 @ 11:31 AMIt’s got the twists and turns of a whodunit, but those feel devastating in a non-fiction story
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‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen’ Film Review: The Making of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ 50 Years Later
By Robert Abele | April 29, 2022 @ 10:57 AMDaniel Raim tracks the miracle of miracles that turned the Broadway hit into a film that remains one of the screen’s greatest musical adaptations
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‘I Love America’ Film Review: Sophie Marceau Tackles L.A. Dating in Glib, Shiny Rom-Com
By Simon Abrams | April 28, 2022 @ 3:47 PMIf you hate-watched ”And Just Like That…,“ you might find similar shallow pleasures here
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‘Hello, Bookstore’ Film Review: Cozy Doc Honors an Indie Retailer Standing Fast in Changing Times
By Elizabeth Weitzman | April 28, 2022 @ 3:26 PMThe local, overstuffed bookshop might seem like a relic of the past, but not if The Bookstore’s Matt Tannenbaum has anything to say about it
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‘Anais in Love’ Film Review: Quirky French Sex Comedy Reveals a Complex Character Study
By Katie Walsh | April 28, 2022 @ 2:51 PMAnaïs Demoustier is a whirligig of action and emotion as the film’s protagonist, but the movie wisely goes deep to understand what’s behind her frenzy
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‘Firebird’ Film Review: Gay USSR Romance Looks Gorgeous but the Story Falls Apart
By Dan Callahan | April 28, 2022 @ 2:14 PMThe love story runs out of steam, but cinematographer Mait Mäekivi bathes the protagonists in evocative hues that recall early Technicolor
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‘Hatching’ Film Review: Finnish Horror Unleashes a Teenage Girl’s Rebelliously Monstrous Side
By Lena Wilson | April 28, 2022 @ 1:41 PMHanna Bergholm’s terrifying feature debut suggests a dark reckoning for parents who care more about perfection than their children’s happiness
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‘Pompo the Cinephile’ Film Review: Anime Crafts a Sweet-Natured Valentine to Filmmaking
By William Bibbiani | April 28, 2022 @ 12:05 PMWhat underbelly? This salute to showbiz ambitions stays on the sunny side
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‘Dear Mr. Brody’ Film Review: Engrossing Doc Unearths Bizarre Tale of a Hippie Millionaire
By Robert Abele | April 28, 2022 @ 11:20 AM”Tower“ director Keith Maitland finds what’s strange and stirring in a rich kid’s bold giveaway, and the need it revealed
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‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Broadway Review: Billy Crystal Is Very Funny – Until He Starts to Sing
By By Robert Hofler | April 27, 2022 @ 7:00 PMWhich is a problem for a new musical with songs by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green