Reviews
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‘Nanny’ Review: Chilling Drama Weaves Haunting Character Study of a Caregiver
Anna Diop’s turn as an overqualified and beleaguered au pair stands out in Nikyatu Jusu’s ambitious but flawed debut feature
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‘Bardo’ Review: Iñárritu Uses History, Humor and Surrealism to Dissect Mexico, and Himself
The Oscar-winning auteur’s most ambitious film yet pulls no punches in his exploration of his homeland and his own life
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‘Nelly & Nadine’ Review: Extraordinary War Doc Also Tells a Love Story and a Family Saga
A lesbian affair unfolds during and beyond the horrors of the Holocaust in Magnus Gertten’s captivating film
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‘The Quiet Girl’ Review: Ireland’s Oscar Entry Proves There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Quiet Contemplation
Colm Bairéad’s feature-length adaptation of the Claire Keegan story could easily be trimmed to be a short instead
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‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ Review: Disney+ Series Is a Joyful, Throwback Adventure
The TV expansion of the franchise doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but fans of the movies won’t mind
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‘Mindcage’ Review: Martin Lawrence Thriller Gets Stuck in Its Own Logic Trap
Clichéd serial-killer tale aspires to follow in the footsteps of “Silence of the Lambs” and TV’s “Hannibal” but goes nowhere
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in December: ‘Bros,’ ‘The Velvet Underground,’ ‘Nasty Women’ of Silent Cinema and More
Alonso Duralde highlights the month’s major new physical-media releases — because HBO Max is probably deleting your favorite shows as we speak
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‘Titanique’ Off Broadway Review: A Hilarious Jukebox Musical for Those Who Detest Them
The real object of mockery here is not “Titanic” but Broadway in 2022
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‘Framing Agnes’ Review: Trans Artists and Academics Bring History into the Present
Director Chase Joynt (“No Ordinary Man”) uses vintage gender-study interviews as a prism through which to view modern transgender lives
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‘Kindred’ Review: FX’s Historical Sci-Fi Adaptation Doesn’t Dig Deep Enough
The story follows a modern day Black woman who time-travels to a plantation where she experiences life as a slave
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: James Cameron’s Dazzling, Overwhelming Sequel Really Delivers in Hour 3
There’s both too much and not enough going on in this return to Pandora, but the climactic action sequence provides a rewarding payoff
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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Off Broadway Review: Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe Try to Resuscitate a Sondheim Flop
Director Maria Friedman brings an actorly touch to Stephen Sondheim’s problematic 1981 musical, to mostly good effect
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‘Some Like It Hot’ Broadway Review: Billy Wilder’s Movie Classic Gets a Lukewarm Musical Makeover
Songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman score offers witty lyrics and tunes that are peppy, repetitive and loud
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Every Darren Aronofsky Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Where does “The Whale” rank in the filmography of the provocative auteur?
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‘Harry & Meghan’ Review: Netflix Docuseries Offers Nothing New for Royal Superfans
The press is the villain in the first three episodes of the show, which is produced by Harry and Meghan themselves
