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August 23, 2024620
Decoded
The Chinese WW2 spy thriller “Decoded” stands out for a number of…
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August 23, 2024588
The Becomers
Immigrant stories put a fresh frame around lives that native-born citizens don’t think…
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August 23, 2024635
The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-eAT
Not gonna lie, this had me in the first half. In its…
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August 23, 2024620
Hell Hole
The Adams Family—a group of filmmakers led by father John Adams, mother…
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August 23, 2024614
Strange Darling
“Strange Darling,” J.T. Mollner’s self-consciously edgy gotcha of a serial-killer thriller, is…
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August 23, 2024582
Blink Twice
Early in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, we are introduced to Slater King…
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August 23, 2024566
Incoming
Movies won’t stop pursuing the next great one crazy night adolescent comedy…
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August 23, 2024537
Between the Temples
Nathan Silver’s “Between the Temples” opens with a loud, keening blast from…
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August 23, 2024583
The Killer (2024)
John Woo’s “The Killer” was a true gamechanger, at least for this…
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August 23, 2024560
The Crow
Good movies always have integrity, but not-good movies can have integrity, too.…
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August 22, 2024590
Mountains
Every afternoon, as Xavier (Atibon Nazaire) pulls into his driveway after work,…
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August 21, 2024596
Close Your Eyes
The opening twenty minutes of “Close Your Eyes,” the third fiction feature…
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August 16, 2024702
Rob Peace
“Rob Peace,” based on a true story about the tragically short but inspiring…
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August 16, 2024636
Close to You
There are two main types of stories about smalltown people finding themselves:…
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August 16, 2024703
The Union
Director Julian Farino’s “The Union” follows Mike (Mark Wahlberg), a construction worker…
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August 16, 2024681
My Penguin Friend
There’s something radical about the old-fashioned approach of “My Penguin Friend.” It’s an earnest, crowd-pleasing…
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August 16, 2024655
Consumed
There’s a great high-concept premise at the start of “Consumed,” an otherwise…
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August 16, 2024665
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
When “Caligula” arrived in theaters in 1979, it came in on a…
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August 16, 2024637
Skincare
When you have a name like Hope Goldman, two words lacquered in…
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August 16, 2024621
Rule of Two Walls
More than 900 days since Russia first launched its invasion and unprovoked…