Hal Ashby’s foul-mouthed favorite – now streaming on HBO Max – sports an iconic Jack Nicholson performance and an anti-authoritarian streak a mile wide.
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Liam Neeson plays a veteran hit man with advanced Alzheimer’s – which you’d have to have to not recognize his latest as a wheezy, tired retread.
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The latest from proud provocateur Gaspar Noé is gentler than you might expect – without departing from his customary aims and interests.
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This year’s Sundance-anointed horror favorite delivers the requisite shocks and thrills, with plenty of thoughtful character drama to boot.
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A re-examination of two sci-fi films (released 30 and 40 years ago), and how they may have predicted our Extremely Online present.
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Our mini-reviews of ‘Titanic 666,’ ‘The Aviary,’ ‘Sexual Drive,’ and more direct-to-home-viewing choices.
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On its 25th anniversary, a look back at the beloved female buddy comedy, and the timeless message it shares.
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Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel remains an electrifying exercise in thrilling style.
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The latest from director Robert Eggers is a brutal yet beautiful Viking riff on ‘Hamlet,’ executed with bloody grace and burning performances.
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The Nicolas Cage meta-movie is an enjoyable valentine to the actor, even if it’s a bit too intoxicated by its own cleverness.
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She has a key role in the new Robert Eggers film, so we look back at the Icelandic singer-songwriter’s cinematic legacy.
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With his new meta-movie ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ heading into theaters, we look back at one of Nicolas Cage’s most memorable early roles – and what it told us about his style, even then.
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