Reviews
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‘Road Diary’ Review: Bruce Springsteen Documentary Brings Joy and Faces Loss
TIFF 2024: Thom Zimny’s film takes the full measure of a man and a band grappling with mortality on a concert stage
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‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan Save This Punishingly Grim Thriller
TIFF 2024: This story of sheep and revenge avoids being downright baaad thanks to its two leads
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‘The Assessment’ Review: Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander Duel in Cold Dystopian Drama
TIFF 2024: Fleur Fortuné’s stylish film about a grim future is as rigorous and cruel as the events it depicts
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‘Rez Ball’ Review: Netflix’s Navajo Reservation Basketball Drama Is Familiar, but a Winner
TIFF 2024: Sydney Freeland’s story of an underdog basketball team playing by their own rules will satisfy, inspire, and remind you of other sports movies
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‘Nightbitch’ Review: Amy Adams Commits in Biting, Melancholic Motherhood Story
TIFF 2024: This is why you never trust a trailer to reflect the quality of a movie
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‘The Return’ Review: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Bring Grace and Gravity to This Ancient Greek Odyssey
TIFF 2024: Director Uberto Pasolini’s take on Homer’s epic poem is simultaneously visceral and contemplative
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‘Pedro Parámo’ Review: Life and Death Blur Together in Haunting Mexican Drama
TIFF 2024: Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto makes his directorial debut with an adaptation simultaneously personal and mystical
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‘The Fire Inside’ Review: Rachel Morrison’s Boxing Drama Is a Monumental Achievement
TIFF 2024: Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry bring home the gold in this Olympics-inspired true story from the Oscar-winning cinematographer
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‘Eden’ Review: Sydney Sweeney Steals the Show in Ron Howard’s Darkly Silly Historical Thriller
TIFF 2024: The “Anyone but You” star upstages Jude Law and Ana de Armas in this solid effort from the Oscar-nominated filmmaker
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‘The Listeners’ Review: Rebecca Hall Is Riveting In Janicza Bravo’s Excellent Adaptation
TIFF 2024: Based on the book by Jordan Tannahill, this series rings hauntingly true
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‘Sketch’ Review: Tony Hale Is Terrific in Seth Worley’s Charming Spielbergian Monster Movie
TIFF 2024: The “Veep” star does emotional heavy lifting, but it’s the kids that steal the show
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‘The Cut’ Review: It’s Not the Punching That Hurts Orlando Bloom, It’s the Dieting
TIFF 2024: Bloom and Caitriona Balfe help ground a boxing drama that abandons the usual fight scenes to focus on action out of the ring
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‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery Are Chilling in Shadowy, Creepy Ghost Story
TIFF 2024: Director Samuel Van Grinsven’s movie is spooky but steers clear of any horror movie tropes
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‘Horizon 2’ Review: Kevin Costner’s Slow and Flat Sequel Unlikely to Win New Fans
Venice Film Festival: The second part of the filmmaker’s planned four-part American Saga is more soap opera than spectacle
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‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Make a Perfect Movie Couple
TIFF 2024: John Crowley’s bittersweet romance is a truly charming and surprisingly rich film
