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Many people are milling around the Greek tourist sights at the beginning
Many people are milling around the Greek tourist sights at the beginning of The Two Faces of January,…
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Leave out Robert Downey, Jr., and The Judge looks like a painfully
Leave out Robert Downey, Jr., and The Judge looks like a painfully old-fashioned exercise in the Tradition of…
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Mia Wasikowska’s face, body language, and vocal delivery are in perfect harmony
Mia Wasikowska’s face, body language, and vocal delivery are in perfect harmony with the countryside that surrounds her…
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Tracks Opens Fri., Oct. 3 at Sundance. Rated PG-13. 102 minutes. Mia
Tracks Opens Fri., Oct. 3 at Sundance.
Rated PG-13. 102 minutes. Mia Wasikowska’s face, body language, and vocal…
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The Great Man school of biography is alive—if not particularly well—in The
The Great Man school of biography is alive—if not particularly well—in The Liberator. A quick glimpse of unloving…
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Kelly is a onetime ’90s riot grrrl, now a domesticated new mom
Kelly is a onetime ’90s riot grrrl, now a domesticated new mom and prisoner of suburbia. Who better…
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Most of My Old Lady is set in the kind of apartment
Most of My Old Lady is set in the kind of apartment you have dreams about after eating…
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The best thing about Life of Crime is the cast, a lively
The best thing about Life of Crime is the cast, a lively combination of character types, scene-stealers, and…
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Whatever Adam Wingard is drinking, please keep ’em coming. The director’s most
Whatever Adam Wingard is drinking, please keep ’em coming. The director’s most recent two features are uneven but…
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A suicide attempt, hauntingly staged: Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) walks across a New
A suicide attempt, hauntingly staged: Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) walks across a New York City bridge on a pleasant…
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Of the titles from Hollywood’s golden age that aren’t broadly recognized as
Of the titles from Hollywood’s golden age that aren’t broadly recognized as classics but really ought to be,…
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In the opening scene of Jealousy, a relationship comes to an end.
In the opening scene of Jealousy, a relationship comes to an end. Shaggy-haired actor Louis (Louis Garrel) is…
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The easiest knock against The Drop is that it operates in an
The easiest knock against The Drop is that it operates in an overexposed milieu: current urban American crime.…
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The Belgian writer/director team Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani are obsessed with
The Belgian writer/director team Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani are obsessed with the 1970s Italian horror subgenre known…
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Goblins are disconcerting, even if their worst offense (in this case) is
Goblins are disconcerting, even if their worst offense (in this case) is stealing food. For an 11-year-old girl…
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The website for The Identicalhas more endorsements from pastors than movie critics—this
The website for The Identicalhas more endorsements from pastors than movie critics—this is not one of those evangelical…
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Here we are in Berlin and Belgrade and Lausanne, and there’s Pierce
Here we are in Berlin and Belgrade and Lausanne, and there’s Pierce Brosnan running through the streets. We…
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Ordinarily, one might expect that a total absence of dialogue would be
Ordinarily, one might expect that a total absence of dialogue would be the most distinctive element of a…
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Irene is keen at finding flaws and reluctant to commit to permanence.
Irene is keen at finding flaws and reluctant to commit to permanence. In that sense, her job couldn’t…
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It is reassuring to know that even after the zombie plague begins
It is reassuring to know that even after the zombie plague begins in earnest, a strong vein of…