It’s impossible to separate the power of Gus Van Sant’s queer classic – out 30 years ago this week – from the haunted performance at its center. And maybe that’s as it should be.
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On the eve of her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a look back at Carole King’s modest but unmistakable cinematic oeuvre.
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In John Huston’s postwar masterpiece, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson match wits in a Florida hotel in the midst of a raging hurricane.
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Mia Hansen-Løve’s latest is a delightful exploration of art, relationships, and how they overlap.
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Twenty years ago, Richard Linklater released two very different experimental films, two weeks apart. A look back at what those films told us about his work – then and now:
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An examination of the nightmare visions of David Lynch’s 2001 noir/horror mind trip.
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Our mini-reviews of “American Insurrection,” “Coppelia,” “Dashcam,” and more.
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Our wrap-up of this year’s NYFF, featuring min-reviews of ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth,’ ‘C’mon C’mon,’ ‘The Velvet Underground,’ ‘Benedetta,’ and more.
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Director Bob Rafelson and star Jack Nicholson’s “Five Easy Pieces” reunion (now streaming on Prime Video) is a tricky, prickly, ultimately unforgettable piece of work.
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Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die is a fitting finale to the Daniel Craig era of James Bond, which eschewed the series’ characteristic glib tone and absurd action sequences for grit and real consequences — both physical and emotional — for the hero. This 25th film in the franchise is at once on brand […]
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Valdimar Jóhannsson’s psychological thriller / familial drama is another case of the ol’ A24 bait-and-switch, but it’s an affecting piece of work for open-minded audiences.
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A fair number of recent releases have been eagerly described as part of the Italian thriller tradition. But lurid colors and a sharp knife do not a giallo make.
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