‘Nomadland’ Film Review: Frances McDormand Hits the Road in Quiet, Lyrical Drama
Chloé Zhao’s film is a gentle, uncommonly rich drama in which the main character hits the road not to get away from home, but to find it
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‘The Mauritanian’ Film Review: Jodie Foster Fights for Justice in Sluggish Gitmo Drama
Even with an impressive line-up on both sides of the camera, post-9/11 abuses remain difficult to dramatize
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‘I Care a Lot’ Film Review: Rosamund Pike Is Very Bad, and That’s Pretty Good
J Blakeson’s black comedy is a nasty little piece of provocation based around scenery-chewing badness from Pike and Peter Dinklage
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‘Jumbo’ Film Review: Offbeat Love Story Joins Woman and Park Attraction For an Unusual Ride
Whether you’ve heard about object sexuality or not, this gung-ho Belgian debut feature is less than the sum of its parts
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What’s New on DVD in February: ‘Tesla,’ ‘Collective,’ ‘Freaky’ and More
Cold weather and/or the pandemic have you staying in? Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best new DVDs and Blu-rays
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‘Minari’ Film Review: Steven Yeun Leads Charming Drama About Korean Transplants in 1980s Arkansas
Yeun delivers another thoughtful performance in this effortlessly poetic tale of redefinition and resilience
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‘Barb & Star’ Film Review: Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo Go to Cloud Cuckoo Land
“…Go to Vista Del Mar” plays by its own rules of absurdism and rides that wave all the way to shore
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Review: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield Bring Fred Hampton’s Betrayal to Life
Shaka King’s tale of the Black Panthers and the FBI is shockingly radical, particularly for a major-studio movie
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‘You Go to My Head’ Film Review: Visually Sumptuous Import or Feature-Length Perfume Ad?
Writer-director Dimitri de Clercq doesn’t seem to have much to say, but his movie always looks great, at least
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‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ Film Review: Stuck-in-Time Teen Romance Is Déjà Vu All Over Again
The leads are charismatic, but after “Groundhog Day,” “Palm Springs,” “Russian Doll,” there’s nothing new here
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‘Playing with Sharks’ Film Review: Valerie Taylor Champions the Ocean’s Most Misunderstood Denizens
Sundance 2021: Once a consultant and photographer on “Jaws,” conservationist Taylor champions sharks after decades of bad P.R.
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‘Malcolm & Marie’ Film Review: Zendaya and John David Washington Tackle Relationship Drama With No Holds Barred
Writer-director Sam Levinson’s script doesn’t quite make it to the final bell, but his talented actors go the distance
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‘Flee’ Film Review: Afghan Refugee Shares His Journey in Empathetic Animated Doc
Sundance 2021: This Grand Jury Prize winner uses animation to tell a story haunted by memory in a way live-action never could
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‘Pleasure’ Film Review: Feminist Workplace Parable Just Happens to Be Set in Porn
Sundance 2021: Ninja Thyberg’s gutting look at an adult film star’s rise speaks to universal issues
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‘In the Same Breath’ Film Review: Explosive COVID-19 Doc Explores the US and China’s Botched Responses
Sundance 2021: Director Nanfu Wang (“One Child Nation”) follows the virus — and governmental propaganda — from Washington to Wuhan
