This year’s version of the 20-year-old New York media fest struggled to maintain its identity in a tricky, almost-post-pandemic atmosphere.
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The 1946 film noir classic, featuring iconic performances from John Garfield and Lana Turner, remains a sexy summer scorcher.
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Pixar’s latest animated feature is a Miyazaki-inspired summer treat.
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The harrowing heroin drama, released 50 years ago this week, remains a powerful portrait of addiction and co-dependency.
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In an increasingly tricky critical environment, there’s something oddly comforting about revisiting reruns of the two most iconic critics of their era.
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The 1956 drama, co-starring Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, and Barry Fitzgerald, features one of Davis’s most unusual and affecting performances.
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For its 35th anniversary, a reexamination of ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ – and the villain who’s secretly its hero.
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Vincente Minnelli’s 1960 classic isn’t just some lightweight, frothy musical comedy – and the complexities and neurosis of its heroine ring especially true at this strange moment.
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Jessica Barden shines, and the details feel authentic, but Nicole Riegel’s drama is aimless and messy.
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Though prone to occasional slickness, the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit is infectious, joyful, and frequently moving.
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How the Indiana Jones movies drew inspiration from James Bond – and vice versa.
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As ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ approaches its 40th anniversary, we look back at the serials that inspired it – and how they are still part of the cinematic landscape.
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