Reviews
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‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Film Review: John Cho Labors to Enliven Listless Tear-Jerker
The story of a terminally ill father’s road trip with his daughter leads to a climax that writes a check this script can’t cash
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‘Marx Can Wait’ Film Review: Marco Bellocchio Powerfully Explores His Familial Grief and Guilt
In a new documentary, the master Italian filmmaker unsparingly examines his twin brother’s 1968 suicide without the veil of fiction
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‘The Deer King’ Film Review: Post-Ghibli Anime Delivers Better Setups Than Payoffs
The filmmakers tackle an ambitious man-and-nature saga but get lost in the specifics of plot, character and even design
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‘Resident Evil’ Review: Netflix Series Is a Confusing, YA-Tinged Letdown
The new video game adaptation uses dual timelines to exhausting effect
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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Season 4 Review: Dysfunctional Family Vampire Comedy Remains Charming as Ever
The new season of the FX series travels to Europe, but doesn’t miss a beat
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‘Paws of Fury’ Film Review: Kiddie Samurai Epic Juggles Movie References and Comic Action
“The Legend of Hank” borrows the plot from “Blazing Saddles” and gives a talented voice cast (including Mel Brooks!) a chance to shine
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‘Between the Lines’ Off Broadway Review: The Brothers Grimm Would Approve
Mortals and sprites fight for the soul of a new musical; the humans lose, fortunately
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‘The Killer’ Film Review: Korean Thriller Can’t Escape Tired Action-Movie Tropes
The plot wavers between the familiar and the baffling, but the action delivers
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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Film Review: Mediocrity Drips Like Spanish Moss in Bestseller Adaptation
Daisy Edgar-Jones does what she can to save this film from clichés and soap-opera plotting
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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Film Review: Charm and Good Humor Fit Perfectly in This Chic Fairy Tale
Lesley Manville is marvelous as a London cleaning lady with haute-couture dreams in this exhilaratingly sweet celebration of people at their best
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‘Persuasion’ Film Review: Dakota Johnson Pulls Off a Very ‘Fleabag’ Jane Austen Adaptation
Fourth-wall-breaking and other anachronisms might sink this version were it not for the talented players
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming availability isn’t forever
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‘Richard III’ Off Broadway Review: Danai Gurira Leads a Muddled Revival in Central Park
Director Robert O’Hara has a “deep intent” with his approach to Shakespeare’s great villain, but loses the plot
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‘Into the Woods’ Broadway Review: A Joyous, Star-Studded, Stripped-Down Sondheim Revival
The high points of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fractured-fairy-tale musical have never been this beanstalk-high
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‘Boo, Bitch’ Review: Lana Condor’s Over-the-Top Netflix Comedy Delights With Supernatural Charm
Condor plays a teen who dies but doesn’t go to heaven in this zany sitcom