‘The French’ Film Review: Reissued Sports Doc Serves a Spirited Look at Tennis’ Golden Age
William Klein goes behind the net in 1981 with Borg, McEnroe, Navratilova, Noah and more
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‘Miss Juneteenth’ Film Review: Mother-Daughter Drama Packs a Quiet Punch
First-time feature director Channing Godfrey Peoples’ film is relentlessly understated, casting a sad but affectionate eye on a community’s daily life and on the rituals that hold it together
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‘Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It’ Film Review: Documentary Honors a Showbiz Legend
From Puerto Rican roots to Hollywood stardom, Moreno strived, survived and achieved goddess status
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‘Summer of ’85’ Film Review: François Ozon Explores His Favorite Things – Sex, Death, Dark Humor
Forget the comparisons to “Call Me by Your Name” — this coming-of-age tale is as unpredictable as it is hazily nostalgic
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All 24 Pixar Movies Ranked, Worst to Best (Photos)
TheWrap film critic Alonso Duralde rates all the animation studio’s features — where does “Luca” land?
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‘The Sparks Brothers’ Film Review: Edgar Wright Makes Playful Documentary About Elusive Band Sparks
Wright tackles the idiosyncratic, influential band without ever giving away too much or losing an air of mystery
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‘Creation Stories’ Film Review: A Muddled Look at Alan McGee’s Mythic Rise to Record Mogul-dom
Tribeca 2021: The founder of the label behind Oasis and Jesus and Mary Chain deserves better than this trippy, messy biopic
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‘Fathom’ Film Review: Whale Documentary Falls Short of the Subject’s Grandeur
Tribeca 2021: The director is less interested in the researchers than in the research itself, and the results are dry
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‘Pray Away’ Film Review: Powerful Documentary Explores ‘Ex-Gay’ Movement
Tribeca 2021: Survivors relate tales of horror from homophobic religious groups, and it’s clear they’re happy to be free of this oppression
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‘Luca’ Film Review: Pixar’s Sweet Sea Monster Tale Has a Lot Going on Beneath the Surface
Kids will be charmed by this summer story of friendship, and adults will be moved by the subtle alternate readings
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‘Fatherhood’ Film Review: Kevin Hart Parenting Tale Avoids Artificiality
This tale of a manchild forced by widowhood and dad duty to grow up could have been gloomy or treacly, and thankfully it’s neither
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‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Film Review: Really, We’re Doing This Again?
Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek interrupt their Italian vacations by phoning in this sequel
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‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’ Film Review: Frustrating, but the Music Is Transcendent
Tribeca 2021: The music documentary doesn’t deliver any deep insights from the troubled mastermind behind the Beach Boys’ hits, but the songs retain their power
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‘Asking For It’ Film Review: Kiersey Clemons Leads a Fierce Ensemble in Timely #MeToo Action Drama
Tribeca 2021: Eamon O’Rourke’s intense tale has the same cult-movie zeitgeist energy that turned “Promising Young Woman” into a sleeper hit
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‘Wolfgang’ Film Review: Puck’s Culinary Triumphs and Personal Losses Served Up in Tasty Doc
Tribeca 2021: “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” director David Gelb offers a rich portrait of the man behind Spago (and a million frozen pizzas)
