movie reviews
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‘The Seven Faces of Jane’ Review: Anthology Film Reveals Many Faces of Gillian Jacobs, to Little Avail
The Roman Coppola–produced project lacks the variation and surprise that the exquisite-corpse format so often offers
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‘No Bears’ Review: Jafar Panahi Continues to Create Powerful Art, Even When Officially Banned
The Iranian auteur crafts what might be his most powerful work yet in exile, one that addresses his own shortcomings as well as his country’s sanctions against him
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‘Saint Omer’ Review: White Supremacy in France Takes the Stand in Murder Trial
Documentarian Alice Diop makes a riveting fiction debut with this courtroom drama of a Senegalese woman on trial for infanticide
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‘A Man Called Otto’ Review: A Cranky Hanks Heads a Blah Humbug of a Movie
Marc Forster directs this American adaptation of “A Man Called Ove”
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in January: ‘Bergman Island,’ ‘The Return of Tanya Tucker,’ Jackie Chan and More
Alonso Duralde highlights the month’s major physical-media releases — because on Netflix, nothing lasts forever
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‘House Party’ Review: Comedy Reboot Offers Mostly Mediocrity With One Flash of Brilliance
Returning to the well of the 1990s hit franchise, the film features one sequence that provides a glimpse into the mad whirl it might have been
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‘Shin Ultraman’ Review: The ‘Shin Godzilla’ Team Revitalizes Another Japanese Pop-Culture Icon
There’s no winking retro to this new spin on the TV hero (who dates back to the 60s), just a cleverly updated 21st-century take on the material
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‘Plane’ Review: Gerard Butler Action Saga Remains in the Upright Locked Position
Butler and Mike Colter go bang-bang in a by-the-numbers movie that should have played it more seriously or more gonzo
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‘Devotion’ Review: Jonathan Majors Pilots a Drama That’s Searing on Racism But Rah-Rah About War
The planes (and the score) soar in this Korean War picture, but its reason for being is Majors’ performance as a real-life Black flying ace
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‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Review: Murder Mystery Puts Young Edgar Allan Poe on the Case
Harry Melling (as Poe) and Christian Bale lead an impressive ensemble in Scott Cooper’s atmospheric whodunit
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‘Mars One’ Review: Brazilian Oscar Entry Shows a Family Exploring the New Terrain of Each Other’s Truths
Gabriel Martins’ moving new feature gives us characters who refuse to let their poverty dictate their dreams
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‘M3GAN’ Review: Brilliantly Crafted Comedy-Horror Delivers a Jolting January Surprise
Don’t judge this smart, provocative chiller by its first-weekend-of-the-year release
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’22nd Annual Animation Show of Shows’ Review: Cartoon Compilation Offers a Fascinating Mixed Bag
Latest collection spotlights a new restoration of 1987’s Oscar-winning “The Man Who Planted Trees”
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‘Alice, Darling’ Review: Anna Kendrick Suffers Emotional Abuse in Uneven Drama
Wunmi Mosaku and Kaniehtiio Horn offer invaluable support as the pals who suspect something’s up with Alice’s new boyfriend
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Every Roald Dahl Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Where does “Matilda the Musical” rank among his many adaptations and screenplays?
