Reviews
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‘Merkel’ Film Review: Former German Leader Noticeably Absent From Her Own Documentary
Telluride Film Festival 2022: This sketchy portrait of the ex-Chancellor feels bereft of insight or detail on a fascinating political life
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All 6 ‘Benji’ Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does the new Netflix remake rank among the legendary dog’s body of work?
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‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ Film Review: Indian ‘Forrest Gump’ Remake Burdened With the Original’s Flaws
The setting and language have changed, but the story still thinks it’s being uplifting about the neuroatypical even as it punches down
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‘Vengeance’ Film Review: B.J. Novak’s Capable Directorial Debut Suffers From B.J. Novak’s Script
Starring as a Brooklyn podcaster investigating a Texas murder, Novak wants to challenge both-sides narratives while also indulging in one
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‘Oresteia’ Off Broadway Review: A Famous Greek Family Has Way Too Many Problems
Robert Icke’s adaptation of the Aeschylus classic expands and radically diminishes the original
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‘The Gray Man’ Film Review: Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans Coast on Charm Through Patchy Action Movie
The Russo Brothers bobble the choreography of violence in the film’s endless set pieces while failing to make their characters interesting
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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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‘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 Black Phone’ Film Review: Stephen King–Flavored Retro Horror Delivers Solid Chills
Scott Derrickson’s adaptation of a Joe Hill story leaves a lot on the table, character-wise, but it’s an effectively nostalgic scary tale
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‘Elvis’ Film Review: Baz Luhrmann Gleefully Distorts Legend’s Life in Extravagant Biopic
The Australian director’s film is part spirited homage to a titanic force in American music
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‘Civil’ Film Review: Portrait of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Leaves Us Wanting More
Tribeca County 2022: Documentary spotlights Crump’s essential work but lacks further context into the larger legal and cultural issues at hand
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‘The Lost Girls’ Film Review: Post–’Peter Pan’ Tale of Wendy’s Daughters Remains Dully Earthbound
Ambitious film tries to mix myth, the fear of adulthood, and mother-daughter relationships, but it can’t even get the VFX right
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‘Lightyear’ Film Review: The Pleasures of Pixar’s Spin-Off Are Far Too Finite
As an adventure-comedy for kids, this movie is perfectly OK — but “perfectly OK” falls far short of what the studio (and the “Toy Story” movies) can do
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‘The YouTube Effect’ Film Review: Alex Winter Traces the History of the Ubiquitous Website
Tribeca Film Festival 2022: Beauty and horror, algorithms and monetization, free expression and conspiracy theories — they’re all just a click away
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‘I’m Charlie Walker’ Film Review: Black Trucker’s Wild Life Story Gets Slipshod Biopic Treatment
Despite a magnetic turn by Mike Colter as the titular cleanup boss for a famous 1971 San Francisco oil spill, this amateurish indie fails to ignite
