As his administration comes to an end, what do the movies of the past four years reflect about Joe Biden’s successes and failures?
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John Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon’s debut feature hit theaters 50 years ago this week, but it took a while for the heady sci-fi comedy to take off.
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Newly minted Golden Globe winner Fernanda Torres is a force in this historical drama.
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On the 20th anniversary of its release, the remake of John Carpenter’s classic offers the opportunity to examine the durability of an oft-told tale.
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“When one townie falls in the forest, can anyone hear it?” — The Hold Steady, “One for the Cutters” Arriving near the end of film’s most exciting decade, the coming-of-age cycling dramedy Breaking Away may not carry the cultural cache of some of its more famous ’70s peers, or even its 1979 classmates — but […]
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.
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The role of the intimacy coordinator in film and television productions has recently come under scrutiny again.
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The holidays may be over, but Ernst Lubitsch’s Christmas favorite is still ideal cold-weather comfort viewing for its 85th anniversary.
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Stylish direction and sensitive performances ultimately can’t save a badly shopworn screenplay.
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The deceptively flat look of Mike Leigh’s latest is, in its own way, as much a commentary on its subject as the sensitive script and stunning performances.
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Two of this year’s most acclaimed pictures examine, in their own unique ways, the mythology and reality of American life
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Our mini-reviews of “Aladdin 3477: The Jinn of Wisdom,” “Dominoes,” “Laws of Man,” and more of this week’s under-the-radar releases.
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