Reviews
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‘Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story’ Review: Judd Apatow Proves that the Lady Is Dynamite
Sundance 2026: The cult comic’s self-awareness feels downright aspirational in this documentary by Apatow and Neil Berkeley
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‘Hot Water’ Review: Winning Road Drama Comes to Life in the Little Details
Sundance 2026: Strong performances by Lubna Azabal and Daniel Zolghadri ensure you’d want to travel anywhere with their characters
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‘Saccharine’ Review: Bold and Bloody Body-Horror Flick Offers Much to Chew On
Sundance 2026: “Relic” director Natalie Erika James has returned to making metaphorical horror that pulls no punches
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‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Cements Status as an Essential Artist for Our Uncertain Times
Sundance: The creator of the acclaimed series “How To With John Wilson” has outdone himself with his feature debut
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‘Wonder Man’ Review: Marvel’s Meta Superhero Saga Makes the Same Disney+ Mistakes
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sir Ben Kingsley are an acting dynamic duo with compelling secrets in the MCU’s new streaming series
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‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: Rinko Kinkuchi and a Singular Tone Keep Quirky Dramedy on Beat
Sundance: Kubota Wladyka’s third feature follows a woman getting her groove back after her husband’s sudden death
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‘Carousel’ Review: Chris Pine and Jenny Slate Are Pitch Perfect in Whimsical Love Story
Sundance: The filmmaker behind “Sometimes I Think About Dying” crafts another intimate film about falling in love
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‘The Beauty’ Review: Ryan Murphy Gets His Groove Back With Graphic Sci-Fi Drama
Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall and Ashton Kutcher headline FX’s commentary on Ozempic culture with empathy and brutal special effects
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‘The Rip’ Review: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Throwback Crime Thriller Pulls Too Many Punches
Joe Carnahan’s Netflix film sits awkwardly but enjoyably between ‘90s cop movies and the darker works of John Carpenter
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‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials’ Review: Lavish Netflix Adaptation Builds to a Terrible Ending
The streamer tries to kick off a new franchise with a wobbly take on a lesser novel, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Mia McKenna-Bruce
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‘Killer Whale’ Review: Aquatic Horror-Thriller Simply Serves Its Porpoise
Survival’s a beach in Jo-Anne Brechin’s familiar, but well orca-strated “when animals attack” B-movie
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‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Review: ‘Game of Thrones’ Takes a Comedic Turn in Undercooked Buddy Spinoff
Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell headline a simpler adventure series that should’ve worked harder to earn its laughs
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‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Nia DaCosta’s Freaky Sequel Puts the Brains Back in Eating Brains
The “28 Days Later” franchise has evolved into a trippy, biblical battle between soulful science and heartless religion
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‘The Night Manager’ Season 2 Review: Tom Hiddleston Ups His Spy Game in Prime Video’s Sultry New Adventure
David Farr’s spy drama returns a decade later with more confidence, but don’t skip that Season 1 rewatch
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‘Primate’ Review: You’ll Go Apesh-t for This Killer Chimpanzee Movie
Johannes Roberts’ excellent, ultraviolent thriller with Oscar winner Troy Kotsur goes totally bananas
