Featuring mini-reviews of “The Hating Game,” “The Darkness of the Road,” “Mr. Birthday,” and more new straight-to-VOD fare.
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The latest comedy from “Tangerine” director Sean Baker is a fumble, too sympathetic to its loathsome protagonist.
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It’s a holiday edition of our straight-to-VOD column, featuring mini-reviews of “Pups Alone,” “Christmas vs. the Walters,” “The Advent Calendar,” and more.
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Paul Verhoeven’s “lesbian nun movie” is gleefully provocative, unapologetically bawdy… and surprisingly thoughtful.
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Nathalie Biancheri’s latest doesn’t quite come together, but it’s a well-made film with a stunning central performance.
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Jane Campion’s thoughtful, complex Western drama is one of the year’s best films.
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Our mini-reviews of “Death of a Telemarketer,” “Red Pill,” “Castle Falls,” and more of this week’s direct-to-VOD titles.
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest is a confident stew of oddball comedy, teen hormones, and ‘70s vibes.
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Ridley Scott’s latest is delicious trash, loaded with soap opera theatrics and overstuffed performances.
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Jason Reitman’s take on his father’s biggest hit is, hilariously, far more indebted to the work of Steven Spielberg than elder Reitman.
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The latest from “20th Century Women” director Mike Mills doesn’t match that film’s perfection (few do), but it offers plenty of emotional truths and warm performances nonetheless.
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Kenneth Branagh’s latest is wistful, nostalgic, and light as a feather – and that’s its biggest problem.
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