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Film Review: “Arctic” — An Icy Thriller

February 8, 2019
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Arctic avoids existential symbolism for the sake of expressing authentic emotions, most of them thanks to Mads Mikkelsen’s performance, a quiet tour de force.

Film Review: “Damaged Lives” — Improbably Poetic

January 31, 2019
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Even an imperfect work-for-hire like Damaged Lives can show the touch of an artist.

Film Preview: The Brattle Theatre’s Dead of Winter — Time for Tales of the Beast

January 23, 2019
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These films will no doubt raise your spirits in the dead of winter.

Film Review: Stephen Bannon — “Dharma” Bum

January 21, 2019
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Errol Morris allows Stephen Bannon to indulge in his vision of how he will save America, with Donald Trump as his agent and himself as the genius manipulating events.

Film Review: M. Night Shyamalan’s Broken “Glass”

January 19, 2019
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M. Night Shyamalan turns the trilogy topper he needed to make after Unbreakable and Split into a preposterous group therapy session.

Film Review: “Cold War” — Love, Etched by Art

January 18, 2019
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Cold War is a timeless story of romantic love, and its persistence in the face of upheaval.

Film Review: “Best of Luck with the Wall” — Mapping How Lost We Are

January 18, 2019
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Josh Begley, in a mere six minutes, demonstrates how impossible the notion of a border wall is, from an engineering and construction perspective.

Film Review: “Pledge” — Lambdas to the Slaughter

January 12, 2019
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Pledge is Daniel Robbins’ third film, and his first really good one.

Film Review: “Destroyer” — A Jolting Ride

January 11, 2019
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This hardscrabble crime thriller is also a powerfully subtle character study.

Film Feature: More Top Movies of 2018

December 30, 2018
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We need Blindspotting. It’s an eye-opening, indispensable film, and the year’s crowning artistic achievement.

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