‘Marty Supreme’ looks for a big bounce
There is no rule demanding that our main characters be good human beings. Paul Newman’s Hud Bannon? A charming, selfish snake. Robert De Niro’s…
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Peck explores world and words in ‘Orwell: 2+2=5’
Peck explores the world (and words) of Orwell.
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Trier’s family ties: ‘Sentimental Value’
Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” continues to make an award-season push for recognition as it expands to additional screens following its initial premiere in May…
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Japanese director Hikari, born in Osaka and originally named Mitsuyo Miyazaki, is poised for a significant stateside breakthrough with “Rental Family,” the new film…
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DaCosta and Thompson go to work on Ibsen
In “Hedda,” Nia DaCosta’s bold adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s celebrated 1891 play, the filmmaker reunites with longtime collaborator Tessa Thompson
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Scottish moviemaker Lynne Ramsay adds the fifth feature to her filmography with “Die My Love,” an adaptation of Argentine writer Ariana Harwicz’s 2012 novel. Co-written…
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Lanthimos and Stone seek more honey in fourth film together
anding somewhere between “One Battle After Another” and “Eddington” on the “both sides are bad” spectrum, “Bugonia” is smaller in scale than either of…
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An antic and frantic feminist horror-comedy thriller, “The Balconettes” nods to Hitchcock’s classic “Rear Window” by way of Pedro Almodovar
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Hanks remembers a Titan: ‘John Candy: I like me’
“John Candy: I Like Me” is a heartfelt and star-studded appreciation of the late actor, who died in 1994 at the age of 43.
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“Kim Novak’s Vertigo” reminds us exactly why certain movies make us dizzy.
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Morgan has fun with some stiff competition in ‘Bone Lake’
The multiple meanings of the title location in Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s “Bone Lake” cover the sex and death spectrum
Read NowAnderson welcomes you to the revolution
“One Battle After Another” conjures memories of any number of big screen paranoid thrillers that thrust the viewer into a breathless chase
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Oates explores life in the northern town in “Sweet Angel Baby”
thoughtful and well-observed drama in which the challenges and limitations of the small town put pressure on a young woman yearning for something greater…
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The filmmaker has often incorporated grim, dark humor into his worlds, but “Caught Stealing” is surely his most intentionally funny movie to date.
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‘Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print’ HBO documentary looks at the legendary publication
“Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print” considers the groundbreaking impact of the famous feminist magazine through the lenses of three talented moviemakers..
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Jérémie is suspected of any number of possibly catastrophic actions. We will ponder and wonder and try to figure him out...
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Berg lights a candle: ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’
There are so many memorable moments in the short life of musician Jeff Buckley that filmmaker Amy J. Berg could easily have gotten lost…
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Shortly following its world premiere in January, first-time feature filmmaker Kate Beecroft’s “East of Wall” won the NEXT section’s audience award at the 2025 Sundance…
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Cregger brandishes considerable ‘Weapons’
The wildly talented and ambitious Zach Cregger drags us back to the basement in “Weapons,” one of the year’s most satisfying and enjoyable films…
Read NowBrooks locks up the complexities of commitment in ‘Oh, Hi!’
Director Sophie Brooks [...] understands the border that separates the most ridiculous expression of bad ideas from the pathos that accompanies rejection.
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Blonde ambition: Hargitay looks for ‘My Mom Jayne’
Cinephiles and fans of classic midcentury Hollywood biography will find much to appreciate in Mariska Hargitay’s insightful documentary “My Mom Jayne.”
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Even as Aster boldly introduces all manner of Trump-era malaise, “Eddington” is deliberately opaque.
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Wing Theatre: Keeping the big screen in a small town
The movie hall is a community living room, a social space where moviegoers can experience and share emotion.
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With “Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything,” director Jackie Jesko takes on the legacy and legend of the late journalist extraordinaire.
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