‘Glitch in the Matrix’ Film Review: Trippy Documentary Questions the Nature of Reality
Sundance 2021: Rodney Ascher (“Room 254”) explores people who think they’re living in a simulation
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‘Passing’ Film Review: Rebecca Hall’s Stunning Directorial Debut Provocatively Explores Race
Sundance 2021: Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga play characters who can pass for white, and the drama digs into the roots of their masquerade
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‘R#J’ Film Review: Shakespeare for Social Media? LOL, OK
Sundance 2021: Carey Williams’ ambitious attempt to adapt star-crossed lovers to Instagram feels awkward and instantly dated
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‘There Is No I in Threesome’ Film Review: Engaged Couple Gets Experimental in Clever Documentary
Sundance 2021: Not everything is as it appears in this doc about two people exploring pre-marriage polyamory
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‘The Sparks Brothers’ Film Review: Edgar Wright Makes Playful Documentary About Elusive Band Sparks
Sundance 2021: Wright tackles the idiosyncratic, influential band without ever giving away too much or losing an air of mystery
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‘Ailey’ Film Review: Enigmatic Dance Legend Gets His Due
Sundance 2021: Jamila Wignot’s portrait of the incomparable Alvin Ailey honors the work but remains mystified by the man
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‘Mass’ Film Review: 4 Grieving Parents Face Off in Too-Tidy Tragedy
Sundance 2021: The ensemble cast packs a wallop, but first-time writer-director Fran Kranz’s drama becomes overly contrived
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‘Cryptozoo’ Film Review: Dash Shaw Returns With More Trippy Adult Animation
Sundance 2021: “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea” director makes genre tales personal and visually extravagant
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‘On the Count of Three’ Review: Jerrod Carmichael’s Directorial Debut Is a Matter of Life and Death
Sundance 2021: The comedian gets to the heart of troubled characters while always finding the uncomfortable laughs
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‘Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It’ Film Review: Documentary Honors a Showbiz Legend
Sundance 2021: From Puerto Rican roots to Hollywood stardom, Moreno strived, survived and achieved goddess status
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‘Supernova’ Film Review: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci Elevate Shallow Disease Drama
Writer-director Harry Macqueen summons big issues around death and love but never digs too deeply
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‘Palmer’ Film Review: Justin Timberlake Brings Heft to Predictable Tale of a Small-Town Nonconformist
Timberlake plays the father-surrogate of a gender-independent child in rural Louisiana, and he makes the most of the role
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What’s New on DVD in January: ‘The Swimmer,’ ‘Martin Eden,’ ‘Welcome to Chechnya,’ and More
Cold weather and/or the pandemic have you staying in? Alonso Duralde’s monthly column spotlights the best new releases on DVD and Blu-ray
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‘The Little Things’ Film Review: Denzel Washington Slouches Through a Disappointing Cop Drama
John Lee Hancock’s latest flirts with big thematic and character ideas but never closes the deal
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‘The White Tiger’ Film Review: Social Ascent in India Is an Extreme Sport in Audacious Satire
Writer-director Ramin Bahrani once again cuts to the heart of income inequality
