Reviews
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‘The Contestant’ Review: 1998 Japanese Reality Show Makes for Absurd Entertainment
Toronto Film Festival: The wild story in Clair Titley’s documentary about “A Life in Prizes” is also infuriating and baffling
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‘Unicorns’ Review: Queer Romance Meets Culture Clash in Quiet Drama
Toronto Film Festival: The relationship between an auto mechanic and an Asian drag queen could be played for melodrama, but the film finds its tone in gentler moments
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‘The Changeling’ Review: LaKeith Stanfield Leads a Sinister Tale of Parental Fears and Magic Unraveled
The Apple TV+ series adaptation of Victor LaValle’s award-winning novel is a tantalizing slow burn
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‘Gonzo Girl’ Review: Patricia Arquette Finds Fear and Loving in Fictionalized Hunter S. Thompson Story
Toronto Film Festival: The actress makes her directorial debut with a wild tale starring Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone
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‘The Boy and The Heron’ Review: Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Animated Film Is Among His Deepest and Darkest
Toronto Film Festival 2023: Timeless and artful, the Japanese master’s farewell to cinema is an enigmatic rumination on death and creation
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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ Review: The Portokalos Family Goes to Greece
Nia Vardalos directs her famous fictional family on a vacation of epic proportions
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‘Copa 71’ Review: Women’s Soccer Documentary Uncovers Lost Tournament
Toronto 2023: The chronicle of a big event that took place more than 50 years ago and was then forgotten
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‘The Nun II’ Review: Convent-tional Sequel Proves This Nun’s the Worst for Wear
The latest entry in “The Conjuring” universe is filled with jump scares that rarely connect with anything, writes William Bibbiani
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‘The Bikeriders’ Review: Jeff Nichols’ Roaring and Star-Studded Ode to a ’60s Motorcycle Club
Telluride 2023: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy deliver captivating performances in this entertaining and Scorsese-esque biker flick
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‘Origin’ Review: Ava DuVernay Crafts an Ambitious, Deeply Intellectual Exploration of Race and Class
Venice 2023: Elevated by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s bravura performance, DuVernay’s epic impressively spans continents and periods
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‘Hit Man’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Screwball ‘Breaking Bad’ Absolutely Kills
Venice 2023: The comedy is a deliriously entertaining star vehicle for actor Glen Powell
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‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Review: AMC Spin-Off Could Revive the Stale Franchise
Norman Reedus returns as the zombie saga’s troublemaker, and his latest side quest is a doozy
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‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen Returns to Form With French-Set Drama
Venice 2023: The filmmaker’s 50th – and potentially last – film hits all the requisite beats of his oeuvre
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‘Priscilla’ Review: Sofia Coppola’s Lush and Compassionate Presley Biopic Is a Perfect Fit
Venice 2023: Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi shine in Coppola’s deeply feminine film committed to truth-telling instead of myth-making
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‘The Royal Hotel’ Review: Kitty Green Reunites With ‘The Assistant’ Star Julia Garner in Riveting Thriller
Telluride 2023: Garner and Jessica Henwick lead the way with guts and muscle in this unnerving and atmospheric genre exercise
