Reviews
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‘Vitalina Varela’ Film Review: Pedro Costa Summons a Dark Night of Grief
The filmmaker returns to the immigrant community of his earlier films, masterfully examining abandonment, memory, and resilience.
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‘I Still Believe’ Film Review: KJ Apa Croons His Way Through Another Saccharine Faith-Based Biopic
Directors Andrew and Jon Erwin bring polish to inspirational films, but the storytelling is sunk by the usual tropes
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‘Banana Split’ Review: #FriendshipGoals Rule in Witty Teen Comedy
A college-bound teen forms a lasting friendship with her ex’s new girlfriend in this smart, breezy romp
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‘Resistance’ Film Review: Jesse Eisenberg Stretches Himself as Marcel Marceau, Nazi Fighter
The “Social Network” star’s French accent might be iffy, but he handles both human drama and silent clowning with great skill
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‘There’s Something in the Water’ Film Review: Ellen Page Examines Racism and Environmental Disaster
With her co-director Ian Daniel, Page uncovers a history of black and indigenous communities in Nova Scotia targeted by polluters
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‘The Way Back’ Film Review: Ben Affleck Battles His Demons in Tough-Minded Sports Saga
Director Gavin O’Connor knows how to spin a sports yarn, but he also knows one winning season isn’t enough to fix a broken life
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‘Crip Camp’ Film Review: Stirring Documentary Recalls Training Ground for Disability Rights Activists
A little-known story of political awakening is the subject of this eye-opening, powerful non-fiction film
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‘OJ: Made in America’ Review: Injustice Everywhere – and Everyone Gets Away With It
ESPN’s “30 for 30” event series looks at America’s complicity in many crimes
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‘Big Time Adolescence’ Film Review: Pete Davidson and Co-Star Shine in Rote Coming-of-Age Tale
Davidson is great as the bad influence to younger teen Griffin Gluck, but the movie never becomes funny or dramatic enough
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‘Lost Girls’ Film Review: Amy Ryan’s Grieving Mom Demands Answers in Somewhat Unsatisfying True Crime Tale
Documentarian Liz Garbus seems to sacrifice facts for drama in this narrative telling of the search for a serial killer
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‘The Roads Not Taken’ Film Review: Javier Bardem Drifts In and Out of Reality in Sally Potter’s Moving New Movie
Elle Fanning is heartbreaking as his devoted daughter, guiding him through mental and physical challenges
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‘Bloodshot’ Film Review: Vin Diesel’s Revamped Warrior Is a Franchise Fumble
Outside of one decent story twist, this is a run-of-the-mill stab at a new comics universe
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‘The Hunt’ Film Review: Satire-Thriller Takes Aim at Red and Blue America Alike
Betty Gilpin gives an awards-worthy performance as the one character, liberal or conservative, not blithely demonizing the other side
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‘Escape From Pretoria’ Film Review: Daniel Radcliffe Prison-Escape Drama Sags When He’s Off-Screen
This true story of a legendary jailbreak by anti-apartheid protestors skimps on character but delivers some familiar genre thrills
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‘Beneath Us’ Film Review: Undocumented Workers Battle Rich, Racist Bosses in Timely, Creepy Exploitation Horror
Lynn Collins all but steals the show in a seemingly Russ Meyer-inspired turn as a homicidal homeowner
