Reviews
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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
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‘Hope Gap’ Film Review: Divorce Drama Showcases Annette Bening and Little Else
Writer-director William Nicholson’s look at the aftermath of a decades-long British marriage gives Bening plenty to act but not much to chew on
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‘The Booksellers’ Film Review: Cinematic Ode to Bibliophiles Everywhere Offers a Loving, Literary Tour of New York
Documentary celebrates the glorious history of NYC’s book culture — and the hearty merchants who carry on the tradition
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‘Young Ahmed’ Film Review: The Dardennes’ Tale of Teenage Radicalism Feels Both Suspenseful and Confounding
Social realists Jean-Pierre and Luc tell a gripping story of youthful extremism, with a perplexing mystery at its center
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‘Run This Town’ Film Review: Ben Platt’s Composite Journalist Pursues the Rob Ford Scandal
The movie never makes the most of Ford’s bad behavior, but Mena Massoud steals the show as a slick spin doctor
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‘The Banker’ Film Review: Anthony Mackie Gives Energy to Blandly Competent Biopic
This tale of black entrepreneurs taking on 1960s racism avoids the narrative risks that would have given this tale more power
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‘Swallow’ Film Review: Haley Bennett Stars in a Horror Tale with Too Many Unanswered Questions
Bennett plays a pregnant woman who swallows dangerous objects, but the film seems to understand her less as time goes on
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‘Straight Up’ Film Review: Gay Boy Meets Straight Girl in Banter-Filled Comedy
Writer-director-star James Sweeney explores his star-crossed lovers from every angle of the Kinsey scale
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‘Lost in America’ Film Review: Homeless-Youth Documentary Offers Rare Glimmer of Hope
It’s no cinematic masterpiece, but director Rotimi Rainwater’s hands-on approach to advocacy gives the film urgency and vitality
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‘Saint Frances’ Film Review: Unhappy Millennial Matures While Caring for Kindergartner in Festival Fave
Empathetic indie finds everyday joys and pain in the interactions between its believable characters
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‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’ Film Review: Rousing Anime Sequel Will Appeal More to Fans than Newcomers
Longtime fans of the action series will get exactly what they came for, not much more or less
