‘Cruella’ Film Review: Emma Stone Generates Sympathy for the de Vil
Disney’s latest do-over turns the venerable villain into a misunderstood punk (and a doting doggy mommy)
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‘Swimming Out’ Film Review: Jia Zhang-Ke Keeps His Eye on a Changing China
In ”Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue,“ the auteur examines the nation’s evolving cultural perspectives through a quartet of authors
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‘Blast Beat’ Film Review: Debut Feature Captures the Messy, Imperfect, Sometimes Empowering Immigrant Experience
Colombian filmmaker Esteban Arango benefits from the casting of real-life brothers as siblings in rivalry
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‘New Order’ Film Review: A Political Horror Moment Gets Its Political Horror Movie
TIFF 2020: In Michel Franco’s latest, inequality begets chaos begets totalitarianism. Welcome to 2020.
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‘Dream Horse’ Film Review: Toni Collette Inspirational Biopic Is Steady As She Goes
Adaptation of Sundance doc ”Dark Horse“ doesn’t change the game, but it’s a feel-good watch
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‘Two of Us’ Film Review: Older-Lesbian Love Story Doesn’t Hold Together
A widow can’t tell her children about her longtime relationship with another woman — for reasons the movie never make clear
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‘The Perfect Candidate’ Film Review: A Saudi Woman Finds Her Voice in Piercing Political Tale
Venice 2019: A run for local office empowers a young doctor in Haifaa Al Mansour’s feminist tale
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‘The Woman in the Window’ Film Review: Amy Adams Commits to Wannabe-Hitchcock Thriller
Director Joe Wright knows the words to ”Rear Window“ and ”Vertigo,“ but not the music
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‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Film Review: Angelina Jolie Finds Redemption in Rescue
Her firefighter struggles to save a young witness from very bad gangsters and a blazing inferno
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‘Spiral’ Film Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Saw’ Revival Already Feels Dated
Tackling topical issues is nothing new for this gory franchise, and this film’s perspective on ”good“ cops plays very 2019
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‘Profile’ Film Review: Journalist Catfishes ISIS Fighter in Tense Online Thriller
Timur Bekmambetov’s portrait of a screen-to-screen relationship is timely, although it mostly scratches the surface
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‘Army of the Dead’ Film Review: Zack Snyder Returns to His Zombie Roots, So There’s That
It’s the director’s best film since his ”Dawn of the Dead,“ but like so many Snyder movies, it’s both too much and not enough
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‘Wrath of Man’ Film Review: Jason Statham Has a Secret Agenda in Twisty Heist Saga
The action star’s latest collaboration with Guy Ritchie is violent fun with a slow-burn plot, but the movie has a woman problem
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What’s New on DVD in May: ‘Rugrats,’ Jackie Chan, ‘Wojnarowicz,’ and More
Theaters may be reopening, but physical media is forever — Alonso Duralde spotlights the best new DVDs and Blu-rays
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‘Here Today’ Film Review: Billy Crystal Dementia Dramedy Is No ‘The Father’
Tiffany Haddish isn’t given much of a character to play, but at least she gets to sing
