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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.

Film Feature: Best of the 2018 Criterion Collection Crop

December 30, 2018
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The Criterion Collection will start its own streaming service early next year, and signups for charter membership have commenced.

Film Feature: Best Movies of 2018 — With a Few Disappointments

December 28, 2018
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Our demanding critics choose the best (and the most disappointing) films of the year. .

WATCH CLOSELY: Sabrina’s Solstice, and Other Dark Seasonal Gems

December 23, 2018
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Where do you go once you’ve watched the classic Xmas films? Some suggestions.

Film Review: “Ben is Back” — Raising an Addict

December 15, 2018
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Films like Ben is Back will not foster an understanding of how drug addiction ravages the lives of the poor, the incarcerated, the uneducated, and the less fortunate.

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