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Dec 1

Mayor finds cringe comedy and dread in the business of running a Palestinian city

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Musa Hadid, the mayor of the Palestinian city of Ramallah (pop. 40,000), is not an imposing guy. Accoutered in a…

Nov 27

Two famous screenwriters lent their talents to the gritty ’70s crime thriller The Yakuza

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Nov 24

Stardust, the Bowie biopic without any Bowie songs, is velvet garbage

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11/20/20

Nov 20

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11/20/20

There are two new Jackie Chan movies out today, but only one is dumb <i>and</i> fun

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There are two new Jackie Chan movies out today, but only one is dumb and fun

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There’s no reason why a movie that features Jackie Chan, lion attacks, and machete-wielding henchmen on Jet Skis…

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11/20/20

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A quirky ’80s comedy features one of Jackie Chan’s toughest fights

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Nov 12

With Lessons Of Darkness, Werner Herzog turned the Gulf War into science fiction

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11/6/20

Nov 6

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11/6/20

Throwback quirks aside, David Fincher’s <i>Citizen Kane</i> origin story <i>Mank</i> is conventional to a fault

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Throwback quirks aside, David Fincher’s Citizen Kane origin story Mank is conventional to a fault

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It’s the spring of 1940. The alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) has come to a secluded ranch…

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11/2/20

Nov 2

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11/2/20

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This November brings Oscar contenders, a David Bowie biopic, and lots of Christmas fare

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Those determined to see a new movie on the big screen this month may have a few options, as a Blumhouse horror…

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10/27/20

Oct 27

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10/27/20

<i>Fire Will Come </i>eventually and spectacularly lives up to its title

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Fire Will Come eventually and spectacularly lives up to its title

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Oliver Laxe’s Fire Will Come opens at night in a forest somewhere in Galicia, the mountainous region of northwestern…

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10/15/20

Oct 15

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10/15/20

Ben Wheatley’s demystified <i>Rebecca</i> is a pale imitation of the Hitchcock classic

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Ben Wheatley’s demystified Rebecca is a pale imitation of the Hitchcock classic

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Note: The writer of this review watched Rebecca from home on a digital screener. Before making the decision to see…

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10/13/20

Oct 13

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10/13/20

<i>Non-Stop </i>took the Liam Neeson thriller to new heights of dumb-smart fun

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Non-Stop took the Liam Neeson thriller to new heights of dumb-smart fun

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10/9/20

Oct 9

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There’s a touch of Oliver Stone and ’80s action excess in this ode to the Black Panthers

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10/8/20

Oct 8

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10/8/20

Jim Cummings’ inspired werewolf movie <i>The Wolf Of Snow Hollow </i>has way more laughs than scares

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Jim Cummings’ inspired werewolf movie The Wolf Of Snow Hollow has way more laughs than scares

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10/7/20

Oct 7

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10/7/20

Woody Allen’s worst creative impulses are on display in the long-delayed<i> A Rainy Day In New York</i>

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Woody Allen’s worst creative impulses are on display in the long-delayed A Rainy Day In New York

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10/2/20

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10/2/20

<i>Sherman’s March </i>gives self-indulgence a good name

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Sherman’s March gives self-indulgence a good name

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Oct 1

Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, and a whole lot of horror movies are coming this October

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With Tenet failing to drum up the kind of business Warner Bros. was hoping for, Hollywood has mostly put the breaks…

Sep 24

Logan Lucky is the Steven Soderbergh version of a Coen brothers caper

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9/16/20

Sep 16

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9/16/20

<i>Alone </i>is a lean, mean thrill machine from the director of<i> Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning </i>

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Alone is a lean, mean thrill machine from the director of Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning

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Note: The writer of this review watched Alone from home on a digital screener. Before making the decision to see…

Sep 9

Almost every coming-of-age movie since owes a debt to the wistful, personal The 400 Blows

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Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

Sep 9

A therapist unravels in the deceptive Cannes favorite Sibyl

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Mayor finds cringe comedy and dread in the business of running a Palestinian city

Two famous screenwriters lent their talents to the gritty ’70s crime thriller The Yakuza

Stardust, the Bowie biopic without any Bowie songs, is velvet garbage

There are two new Jackie Chan movies out today, but only one is dumb and fun

A quirky ’80s comedy features one of Jackie Chan’s toughest fights

With Lessons Of Darkness, Werner Herzog turned the Gulf War into science fiction

Throwback quirks aside, David Fincher’s Citizen Kane origin story Mank is conventional to a fault

This November brings Oscar contenders, a David Bowie biopic, and lots of Christmas fare

Fire Will Come eventually and spectacularly lives up to its title

Ben Wheatley’s demystified Rebecca is a pale imitation of the Hitchcock classic

Non-Stop took the Liam Neeson thriller to new heights of dumb-smart fun

There’s a touch of Oliver Stone and ’80s action excess in this ode to the Black Panthers

Jim Cummings’ inspired werewolf movie The Wolf Of Snow Hollow has way more laughs than scares

Woody Allen’s worst creative impulses are on display in the long-delayed A Rainy Day In New York

Sherman’s March gives self-indulgence a good name

Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, and a whole lot of horror movies are coming this October

Logan Lucky is the Steven Soderbergh version of a Coen brothers caper

Alone is a lean, mean thrill machine from the director of Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning

Almost every coming-of-age movie since owes a debt to the wistful, personal The 400 Blows

A therapist unravels in the deceptive Cannes favorite Sibyl