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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2022

December 16, 2022
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Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.

Film Review: “Empire of Light” – A Lovely Celebration of Cinema and Those Who Love It

December 9, 2022
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Sam Mendes writes and directs an poignant ode to the escape we find in going to the movies.

Doc Talk: Two New Documentaries about Political Terror Hit Close to Home

December 7, 2022
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Two powerful films about fending off violent threats, xenophobic and fascist.

Film Review: “Sr.” — Positive, Funny, and Insightful Senior Moments

December 5, 2022
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An unconventional documentary explores the career of unconventional filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.

Film Commentary: A Trio of Terrific Films Turn 50

December 2, 2022
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Our critics salute three memorable films — anti-fascist (Cabaret), anti-capitalist (The Ruling Class), and anti-war (Slaughterhouse-Five) — that turned fifty this year. Perfect viewing for the holidays.

Film Review: “Bones and All” – “I’ll Eat You Whole, I Love You So”

November 30, 2022
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With Bones and All, Luca Guadagnino solidifies his place as a filmmaking maverick able to bend genre conventions in ways that express his own painfully beautiful artistic vision.

Film Review: “The Menu” — Killer Cuisine

November 28, 2022
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The Menu serves up a ghoulish and madly entertaining two hours of prime cinema.

Film Review: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” — A World Where the Outrageous Feels Real

November 26, 2022
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With gorgeous, vivid stop-motion animation overseen by co-director Mark Gustafson, this inspired collaborative effort carves its own lane among the many adaptations of the oft-told story.

Film Review: “She Said” — Listening to Women

November 25, 2022
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She Said’s straightforward narrative avoids self-indulgent fanfare and invites viewers to appreciate journalism as a hunt for the truth that, in this case, inspired a cultural earthquake when the #MeToo movement rose up in its wake.

Film Review: “The People We Hate at the Wedding” — Middling Marital Mayhem

November 23, 2022
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The People We Hate at the Wedding is far from one of the best entries in the comic wedding canon.

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