movie reviews
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‘Murina’ Film Review: A Croatian Teen Struggles in Coming-of-Age Drama
Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s drama is one of a string of timely films about women looking for agency in their own lives
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‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Film Review: John Cho Labors to Enliven Listless Tear-Jerker
The story of a terminally ill father’s road trip with his daughter leads to a climax that writes a check this script can’t cash
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‘Marx Can Wait’ Film Review: Marco Bellocchio Powerfully Explores His Familial Grief and Guilt
In a new documentary, the master Italian filmmaker unsparingly examines his twin brother’s 1968 suicide without the veil of fiction
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‘The Deer King’ Film Review: Post-Ghibli Anime Delivers Better Setups Than Payoffs
The filmmakers tackle an ambitious man-and-nature saga but get lost in the specifics of plot, character and even design
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‘Paws of Fury’ Film Review: Kiddie Samurai Epic Juggles Movie References and Comic Action
“The Legend of Hank” borrows the plot from “Blazing Saddles” and gives a talented voice cast (including Mel Brooks!) a chance to shine
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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Film Review: Mediocrity Drips Like Spanish Moss in Bestseller Adaptation
Daisy Edgar-Jones does what she can to save this film from clichés and soap-opera plotting
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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Film Review: Charm and Good Humor Fit Perfectly in This Chic Fairy Tale
Lesley Manville is marvelous as a London cleaning lady with haute-couture dreams in this exhilaratingly sweet celebration of people at their best
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‘Persuasion’ Film Review: Dakota Johnson Pulls Off a Very ‘Fleabag’ Jane Austen Adaptation
Fourth-wall-breaking and other anachronisms might sink this version were it not for the talented players
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming availability isn’t forever
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Film Review: Taika Waititi Cracks the Jokes But Loses the Thread
Superhero sagas can certainly be quippy, but the introduction of darker subject matter makes the Thunder God’s fourth solo outing a tonal mess
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‘Clara Sola’ Film Review: Is This a Quiet, Mystical Drama or a Costa Rican ‘Carrie?’
The drama from director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén manages to be a few different things without losing its focus
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‘The Sea Beast’ Film Review: Netflix Animated Feature Feels Both Sloppy and Stylish at Every Level
Director and co-writer Chris Williams brings big ideas (and flat characters) and sweeping action (and clunky animation details) to this epic tale
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‘Olga’ Film Review: Ukrainian Gymnast Finds Herself in Political Crosshairs in Tense Sports Drama
Training in Switzerland while concerned with events at home, the lead of Elie Grappe’s debut feature channels her anxiety into athletic perfection
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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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‘Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel’ Film Review: Doc Celebrates NYC’s Legendary Residence
The ghosts of artists past mingle with the bohemians still hanging on in this place where Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol and other legends once lived