Film
For all its cinematic zest and superb acting, The Irishman offers a bleak demonstration of what happens when you sell your soul for too little.
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At a time when Kenneth Branagh busies himself clogging up multiplexes with bombastic Agatha Christie all-star remakes, director/writer Rian Johnson revels in subversion of the genre.
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What makes Marriage Story unbalanced and faintly dishonest is that we end up rooting for the clueless male egomaniac.
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The turf war for the bodies and souls of Montana’s Jews makes for an engaging inter-tribal drama.
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Portrait is a masterly work of historical realism — about an enduring love between two women — done in high-flying poetic style.
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Wondering where to find the best documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.
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The Lighthouse generates dark humor from the madness of toxic males gone rogue — wired to dominate, even as they self-destruct.
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Despite some glimmers of hope, By the Grace of God will not be an easy film for anyone — for loyal believers, for those disillusioned by the church, for anyone who has suffered from abuse.
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Parasite’s powerful vision of the existentially downtrodden offers equal nods to Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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“They were pieces of shit when we shot ‘em, but later on they became relics.”
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