Reviews
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‘Pathaan’ Review: A Goofy Comeback for Shah Rukh Kahn
Unfortunately, not even Khan’s famous pout nor even his cheese grater-sharp abs can save this turkey.
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‘Filmmakers for the Prosecution’ Review: How the Power of Film Convicted the Nazis
‘Filmmakers’ is the strange, regrettable story of the original Holocaust documentary was shielded from post-war American audiences
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‘The Man in the Basement’ Review: In Tense French Drama, the Hate Is Coming From Inside the House
The ominous title is well-matched by an edgy score, tense editing, and a tough-to-watch buildup of pressure
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‘Life Upside Down’ Review: Cringe-Inducing Pandemic Melodrama Is Undercooked
Bob Odenkirk, Radha Mitchell, Danny Huston and Rosie Fellner lead this tale of middle-aged romance
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‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ Review: Soulful Debut Contemplates the Human Connection to Nature
Sundance 2023: Raven Jackson’s haunting first film (produced by Barry Jenkins) connects humanity to the water and the dust from which it came and will eventually return
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‘Earth Mama’ Review: A Young, Black Mother Fights an Uncaring System for Herself and Her Family
Sundance 2023: Tia Nomore delivers a devastating but hopeful performance in Savanah Leaf’s directorial debut
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‘Women Talking’ Review: Sarah Polley’s Searing Drama Contemplates Revenge and Forgiveness
The sexually-abused members of a religious community get to decide what happens next, and the results are riveting
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‘If These Walls Could Sing’ Review: Abbey Road Studio Gets a Slight, Sunny Tribute
First-time director Mary McCartney takes an affectionate look at the London studio that her dad’s band helped make famous
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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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‘Empire of Light’ Review: Sam Mendes’ Love Letter to Cinema Lacks Focus
This reverie on movie palaces often forgets the part about actually loving film, among many other script issues
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‘Retrograde’ Review: Visceral Doc Puts Viewers Squarely Inside the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The director of “Cartel Land” and “The First Wave” offers no easy answers about the end of the war, just the haunting faces of those involved
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‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ Off Broadway Review: ‘The Crucible’ Collides With ‘Hocus Pocus’
Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe take the blame in Sarah Ruhl’s new play
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‘Broadway Rising’ Review: Affectionate Doc Pays Tribute to Theaters Pushing Through COVID
From the stars to the ushers, we experience a community facing the pandemic and searching for a way forward
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‘Good Night Oppy’ Review: Doc on Mars Rovers Gets Lost in Emotional Terrain
Director Ryan White tries to emphasize the feelings of NASA scientists over their actual accomplishments
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‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg Has a Midlife Crisis in Surprising FX Series
The new drama/comedy from writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner is more rewarding than it initially appears to be
