Deftly mixing mumblecore, surrealism, and LGBTQ themes, Brandon Colvin’s comedy/drama is slight but sweet.
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Steven Soderbergh’s latest crime picture offers the expected and customary genre pleasures – with a twist.
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The groundbreaking filmmaker and the genius of pulp fiction collaborated twice – but it was a tricky alliance, tripped up by stubbornness and ego.
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“Zola” is entertaining, to be sure, but this Twitter-thread journey is ultimately a road to nowhere.
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On its fortieth anniversary, a look back at the unjustly overlooked breakthrough film of groundbreaking Pakistani independent filmmaker Jamil Dehlavi.
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A few kind words for the recently-departed and invaluable co-star of the Muppets’ second movie, released 40 years ago this week.
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This late John Wayne vehicle is a mighty good Western – and a none-too-subtle commentary on his place in the cinema of its time.
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The Hulu-debuting pregnancy thriller is a mostly unsuccessful attempt to fuse ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ and ‘Get Out.’
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This horror comedy has a juicy premise and some gifted performers, but it never quite comes together properly.
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Two very different films – a biopic and an hour-long documentary, both now streaming on The Criterion Channel – present complimentary portraits of the controversial artist.
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The stakes are modest in the original outing, released 20 years ago this week – but the skeleton of the unstoppable cinematic machine is clearly in place.
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Our mini-reviews of ‘Les Nôtres,’ ‘Finding Ophelia,’ ‘Take Back,’ and more.
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