Ben Croll
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‘Homecoming’ Review: Catherine Corsini’s Feature Is a Hedonistic Coming-of-Age Tale
Cannes 2023: The film was mired in controversy after news of irresponsible on-set practices broke just before the selection was announced
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Cannes Critic’s Take: From Martin Scorsese to Wes Anderson, This Year’s Lineup Is Faithful to Old Friends
TheWrap magazine: The 76th Cannes film festival will also showcase “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” and Pixar’s “Elemental”
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‘Close’ Review: Gentle Coming-of-Age Drama Packs an Emotional Punch
Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont is a generous and patient director of his unknown and more established performers
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‘Nostalgia’ Review: Mario Martone’s Thin Story Bolstered by Star Pierfrancesco Favino
Italy’s Oscar entry is a nigh perfect candidate to wave il Tricolore, however
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‘No Bears’ Review: Jafar Panahi Continues to Create Powerful Art, Even When Officially Banned
The Iranian auteur crafts what might be his most powerful work yet in exile, one that addresses his own shortcomings as well as his country’s sanctions against him
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‘Broker’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda Continues to Explore What Makes a Family
The Japanese director who won the Palme d’Or for “Shoplifters” returns to that track with a fine but none-too-memorable drama
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‘The Whale’ Review: Darren Aronofsky Handles a Heavyset Character With a Heavy Hand
This claustrophobic adaptation of a play simultaneously feels like a departure and entirely of a piece with his filmography
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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Review: Stirring Doc Intertwines the DNA of Nan Goldin’s Art and Activism
Laura Poitras’ Golden Lion–winner tracks the artist’s life and her commitment to taking on the Sackler family’s presence in the museum world
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‘EO’ Review: Cannes’ Oldest Director Gives Us a Silly, Entertaining Trifle About a Donkey
Jerzy Skolimowski seems mostly interested in making his camera swoop and soar and perform stupid pet tricks
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‘Bones and All’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Makes Sparks Fly and People Die in Cannibal Road Movie
Luca Guadagnino’s film feels like a mad science experiment to see if “Raw” can coexist with “Badlands” in the body of a gooey Young Adult love tale
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‘Stars at Noon’ Review: Claire Denis Keeps Things Chilly in a Balmy Spy Thriller
Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn are gorgeous and privileged as they make their way through intrigue (and the COVID-19 pandemic)
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‘TAR’ Review: Cate Blanchett Is at Her Peak in Razor-Sharp Character Study
Todd Field’s drama engages playfully and provocatively with hot-button topics as Blanchett delivers yet another fiery performance
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‘Onoda’ Review: French Director Makes Japanese Biopic With American Influences
Arthur Harari’s near three-hour drama borrows from John Ford to tell the story of a WWII Japanese soldier who didn’t give up for 29 years
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ Review: Gross-Out Comedy Is Overlong and Understuffed
“The Square” filmmaker Ruben Östlund returns with a social commentary that relishes in toilet humor
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‘Dead for a Dollar’ Review: Walter Hill Captures the Best and Worst of Low-Budget Westerns
The film’s handful of grace notes are overpowered by lots of cut-short scenes that seem to signal the director’s impatience