movie reviews
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‘Bar Fight!’ Review: Bitter Aftertaste Hangs Over Flat Romantic Dramedy
Two unlikable exes battle for “custody” of their favorite watering hole
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in November: ‘Power of the Dog,’ ‘Moonage Daydream,’ ‘Earth Girls Are Easy’ and More
Alonso Duralde highlights the month’s major physical media releases — because in the world of streaming, nothing lasts forever
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Review: MCU Hit Overcomes the Loss of Chadwick Boseman With Slightly Diminished Returns
Director and co-writer Ryan Coogler presses on after the star’s death, but some intriguing plot threads never quite weave into a satisfying whole
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‘Something in the Dirt’ Review: COVID-Shot Mockumentary Plumbs Its Characters’ Existential Grief
This lockdown movie about two losers tracking supernatural phenomena could be tighter, but then it wouldn’t be so pathetic, which is its strongest attribute
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‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ Review: Superhero Extravaganza Underwhelmingly Launches Franchise
This Hindi-language would-be blockbuster plays out as exceedingly familiar, and even the musical numbers are average at best
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‘Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams’ Review: Luca Guadagnino Lovingly Lionizes Ferragamo
The legendary Italian designer spun a life of invention, tenacity, art and commerce
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‘My Policeman’ Review: Harry Styles’ LGBTQ Love-Triangle Tale Can’t Balance Time Periods
The film jumps back and forth between the 1950s and 1990s, but the two versions of the three characters never cohere
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‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Review: Mock Rock Biopic Is Ridiculous Fun
Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t look much like Weird Al, which makes perfect sense given this movie’s twisted logic
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‘Peaceful’ Review: Mortality Movie Gets Mired in Messaging
A strong cast — including Catherine Deneuve and oncologist-turned-thespian Gabriel Sara — can do only so much with yet another cancer tale
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‘One Piece Film Red’ Review: Fifteenth Entry in Anime Series is More Sampler Platter Than Full Meal
There’s at least an effort to introduce this world and its many characters to newbies, and the J-Pop score adds some dazzle
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‘The Estate’ Review: Money Makes Everything Worse in This All-Star Black Comedy
Tale of voracious would-be heirs lacks the courage to commit to its own nastiness
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‘Soft & Quiet’ Review: Shocking Debut Feature Reveals the Hate Lurking Within Seemingly Ordinary People
What seems like a blandly cheerful get-together for white church ladies devolves into racist violence in Beth de Araújo’s stunning debut
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‘Dear Zoe’ Review: Sadie Sink Stars in Overwrought Teen Drama
Filmed before the actress’ breakout roles in “Stranger Things” and “The Whale,” this YA tale is strictly for fans of the 2005 source material
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‘Holy Spider’ Review: Iranian Serial-Killer Thriller Misses the Mark
Denmark’s Oscar entry feels torn between making a point about fundamentalist misogyny and indulging in lurid exploitation
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‘Utama’ Review: Bolivia’s Oscar Entry Examines the End of a Way of Life
Disappearing water supply may force an elderly couple to abandon their home and move to the city in this Sundance award-winner
