Tomris Laffly
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‘Afire’ Review: Christian Petzold’s Summery Chamber Piece Burns Deep and Bright
The German auteur’s latest navigates agony, humor and masculine insecurities through a sophisticated and breezily humorous character study
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Review: The Sequel Disappoints Despite Patrick Wilson’s Promising Directorial Debut
The new ‘Insidious’ chapter wearily fizzles despite some effective set-pieces and signature jump scares
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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Breathtaking Stunts Highlight a Top-Shelf Tom Cruise Sequel
With jaw-dropping set pieces and a pulsating sound design, director Christopher McQuarrie delivers one of this summer’s best theatrical events
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‘No Hard Feelings’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Lights Up This Witty and Genuine Rom-Com
With funny set-pieces and a heartwarming turn from young Andrew Barth Feldman, the occasionally clumsy studio comedy finds its groove
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‘Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field’ Review: An Occasionally Satisfying Doc on ‘Sex and The City’ Costume Designer
Tribeca 2023: Michael Selditch’s profile of NYC’s storied stylist should have been as bold as its subject
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‘Extraction 2’ Review: Chris Hemsworth’s Brawny Mercenary Is Back for a Nimble, High-Wire Sequel
Sam Hargrave’s Netflix thriller joins this year’s fine slate of action cinema
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‘I.S.S.’ Review: Ariana DeBose Outer-Space Thriller Is Respectable But Lifeless
Tribeca Festival: “Blackfish” director Gabriela Cowperthwaite orchestrates a stylish yet frustratingly broad genre exercise
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‘Downtown Owl’ Review: Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater’s Directorial Debut Is No Hoot
Tribeca 2023: With a confused tonal register and messy script, this Chuck Klosterman adaptation feels aimless
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‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Review: New Chapter Is a Fresh, Nostalgic Start to Franchise’s Next Era
Director Steven Caple Jr. delivers something that will satisfy both hard-core devotees of the franchise and ’90s nostalgics looking for a good time
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‘La Chimera’ Review: Another Stunning and Lyrical Countryside Parable From Alice Rohrwacher
Cannes 2023: One of the best films in this year’s competition contemplates time and existence by excavating the past
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‘Robot Dreams’ Review: A Beautiful Tale of Friendship and Love in the Hand-Drawn Streets of Vintage New York
Cannes 2023: Pablo Berger’s heartwarming animation is one of the most delightful films in this year’s lineup
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Martin Scorsese on His Return to Cannes With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: ‘It Came From the Heart’
Cannes 2023: At the Cannes press conference, actor Robert De Niro also compares the rich and ruthless character he plays to Donald Trump
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‘May December’ Review: Todd Haynes’ Latest Is a Playful Psychodrama
Cannes 2023: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are ethereal in this film with shades of Bergman’s “Persona” in it
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‘About Dry Grasses’ Review: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Delivers a Pastoral Masterpiece About Turkey’s Contemporary Complexities
Cannes 2023: Ceylan’s wintry mood piece is a stunning character study of an apathetic man in a country both hopeful and weary
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‘Monster’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Multi-Perspective Yarn Is Elegant and Poetic
Cannes 2023: This soulful tale of a youthful friendship feels like a sweet yet coy mash-up of “Close”