Reviews
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‘The Movie Teller’ Review: Lone Scherfig Delivers a Lovely Ode to the Power of Cinema
Toronto Film Festival: The director of “An Education” makes a Spanish-language film set 50 years ago, but that feels appropriate for today
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‘Sly’ Review: Sylvester Stallone Documentary Is a Portrait in Restlessness
Toronto Film Festival: Thom Zimny’s Netflix documentary finds the iconic actor pacing his halls and rummaging through his memories
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‘Widow Clicquot’ Review: Haley Bennett Shines in Ode to Champagne, Doomed Romance and Girl Power
Toronto Film Festival: At its best, Thomas Napper’s film about a real-life “grand dame of champagne” moves viewers in rapturous fantasia
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‘In the Rearview’ Review: Road Trip Doc Puts a Face on Cost of War in Ukraine
Toronto Film Festival: Maciek Hamela’s first film is a wrenching portrait of the human side of the conflict
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‘The Monk and the Gun’ Review: Bhutan Delivers Another Feel-Good Mountain Escapade
Toronto Film Festival: Director Pawo Choyning Dorji follows his Oscar-nominated “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” with a tangled and charming tale
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All 9 Hercule Poirot Mystery Movies, Ranked
Where does Kenneth Branagh’s “Haunting in Venice” fit among the screen appearances of Agatha Christie’s legendary sleuth?
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‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine’s Directorial Debut Is a Kooky Noir That Fails to Stand Out
Toronto 2023: The supporting cast is too good for Pine and Ian Gotler’s weak script
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‘Seven Veils’ Review: Atom Egoyan Tells a Complex Story of Authorship
Toronto 2023: Amanda Seyfried makes the film’s opaque story more accessible
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‘The Other Black Girl’ Review: Hulu Presents a Genre-Defying Drama That Provokes and Entertains
Newcomer Sinclair Daniel and “Riverdale” alum Ashleigh Murray impress in the TV adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris’ book from Onyx Collective
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‘The Morning Show’ Season 3 Review: Apple Drama Time-Hops Through COVID Aftermath
The series transforms while delving into a slate of social issues sparked by the pandemic
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‘Pain Hustlers’ Review: Emily Blunt Dominates Netflix’s Simplistic Opioid Drama
Toronto 2023: Chris Evans goes for broke in a solid supporting role
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‘North Star’ Review: Kristin Scott Thomas’ Directorial Debut Is a Disjointed Family Drama
Toronto 2023: Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham fail to sell themselves as three sisters with familial dysfunction
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‘The Critic’ Review: Ian McKellen Makes a Nasty Reviewer Despicable and Entertaining
Toronto 2023: Anand Tucker’s period tale of an embittered critic flirts with melodrama, but gives its star a role to relish
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‘Next Goal Wins’ Review: Abysmal Soccer Team Makes for Crowd-Pleasing Comedy From Taika Waititi
Toronto Film Festival 2023: Waititi’s Maori ancestry enables him to find comedy in American Samoan culture without being offensive or disparaging
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‘Knox Goes Away’ Review: Michael Keaton Turns Another Hitman Film Into a Fascinating Character Study
Toronto 2023: Keaton directs and stars in the drama about an assassin with dementia
