Peg Aloi
Though the cast is generally excellent, Stephen King’s characters are often at the mercy of wrongheaded writing or needlessly flashy special effects.
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I will miss Chilling Adventures of Sabrina more than I may care to admit.
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It was the most terrifying of times, it was the most horrifying of times.
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Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.
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The excellent cast and realistic tone make Another Round oddly accessible, despite its rather outrageous, anti-social premise.
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The Nest is a personal story — unsettling, beautiful, moving and haunting — about that most public of sins: greed.
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At a time when witchcraft — not to mention women’s issues of power, autonomy, and identity — is such a prominent part of our cultural conversation, it’s disappointing that The Craft: Legacy doesn’t weave a more satisfying spell.
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What is the problem with this Rebecca? It is stunning to look at and well-crafted, but I sometimes felt as though the actors were striving for a tone more suitable to a film other than the one they were in.
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Lovecraft Country is quite a thrill ride at times, its heady balance of realism and fantasy spiced up with an intoxicating dose of science fiction and time travel.
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Film Commentary: “Nomadland” and Freedom’s Call — A Realistic Look at a Growing Subculture
Director Chloé Zhao evokes the refreshing experience of freedom felt at the end of a nomad’s typical work day.
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