Elizabeth Weitzman
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‘Pinocchio’ Film Review: Robert Zemeckis’ Misguided Remake Is Creepy in the Worst Ways
Tom Hanks stars in yet another wrongheaded “live action” version of classic Disney animation
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‘Love Life’ Film Review: Soulful Japanese Drama Finds Solitude and Solace in Connections
Venice Film Festival 2022: The latest from Kôji Fukada (“A Girl Missing”) finds emotional power and interactivity in cramped and often silent spaces
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‘The Good Boss’ Film Review: Dark Comedy Adds Another Memorable Portrait to Javier Bardem’s Gallery of Rogues
Writer-director Fernando Léon de Aranoa’s film sheds light on how deep the trench can be between employee concerns and management aspirations
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‘Bloom Up’ Film Review: Italian Swingers Doc Elicits More Shrugs Than Pleasure
Neither provocative nor titillating, the film delivers a last-minute twist that lands effectively but might not be worth the wait
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‘Three Minutes: A Lengthening’ Film Review: Powerful But Uneven Holocaust Doc Connects Past and Present
Just three minutes of 1930s film footage provides invaluable insight into a Polish village just before the Nazis wiped out nearly all of its Jewish population
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‘Claydream’ Film Review: Tribute to Animator Will Vinton Considers the Costs of Commerce
The innovative artist behind the California Raisins gets his due celebration – while also examining the corporate skullduggery that was his undoing
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‘From Where They Stood’ Film Review: Solemn Doc Spotlights Concentration Camp Photos
Rare snapshots taken by prisoners provide another angle for bearing witness to the Holocaust
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‘Medusa’ Film Review: Brazilian Women Embrace Religious Fervor in Unsettling Feminist Giallo
Anita Rocha da Silveira filters “Suspiria,” “Carrie” and “Heathers” through her own aesthetic to create a witty and chilling take on the patriarchy
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‘Both Sides of the Blade’ Film Review: Claire Denis’ Latest Will Feel Sharper for Longtime Fans
Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon star in a drama that offers far more questions than answers
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‘Civil’ Film Review: Portrait of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Leaves Us Wanting More
Tribeca County 2022: Documentary spotlights Crump’s essential work but lacks further context into the larger legal and cultural issues at hand
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‘Unfinished Business’ Film Review: Inspiring Look at the WNBA’s Origins Leaves Us Hungry for More
Tribeca Festival 2022: Alison Klayman’s sports documentary is so packed with fascinating characters and incidents that it could be a series
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‘Abandoned’ Film Review: Listless Haunted-House Thriller Sighs When It Should Shriek
The crown moldings steal the show as Emma Roberts and John Gallagher Jr. buy a gorgeous farmhouse that happens to have been a murder site
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‘Rounding’ Film Review: ‘Saint Frances’ Director Returns With Intense, Unsettling Thriller
Tribeca Film Festival 2022: Alex Thompson’s sophomore feature sees the talented filmmaker grow even more confident as a storyteller
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‘1982’ Film Review: Lebanese War Drama Takes Familiar But Sensitive Route to Lost Innocence
A young boy’s first love unfolds just as the Israel-Lebanon conflict erupts
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‘The Janes’ Film Review: Candid Doc Shares Extraordinary History of Underground Abortion Network
As Roe v. Wade comes under renewed fire, this passionate film looks back at a time when women helped other women access the procedures they needed