‘JACKASS FOREVER’: A Confederacy of Dunces
'Jackass Forever' is the same stupid buffoonery that it's always been - and it's still just as scatologically funny.
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Sundance ’22: Existential Sci-Fi ‘AFTER YANG’ Grapples With the Great A.I. Beyond
‘After Yang’ is a stunningly beautiful, emotionally yearning science-fiction drama about what it means to be family; and what it means to lose family. Grounded in emotional depth and philosophical…
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‘SCREAM’ Takes a Stab at “Requels” with Deadly Precision
'Scream' (2022) perfects the franchise formula by punching up individual elements like casting and kills, delivering a "requel" filled with campy callbacks and clever subversions that more than justifies bringing…
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‘SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME’ and The Multiverse of Monsters
A legacy sequel that overdelivers on its promise to wrangle the three generations of Spider-Man together, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is essentially a live-action Spider-Verse film that, while juggling a…
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Preposterous Doomsday Satire ‘DON’T LOOK UP’ Explodes With Snickers, Star Power
Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ boasts an outstanding ensemble cast with some of the biggest A-list stars on the planet to build a farcical “the sky is falling” dark comedy.…
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Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ A Sordid Tale of Geek Love and Snake Oil
A B-movie carny noir shot with the handsome care of a prestige picture, ‘Nightmare Alley’ is a gloomy product firmly in Del Toro’s wheelhouse, and the Oscar-winning director knows just…
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‘HOUSE OF GUCCI’ A Funnier Than Expected But Tedious Tale of Fashion-Forward Betrayal
Ridley Scott delivers a petty crime epic that’s especially interested in melodrama and absurdist comedic beats. Gaga and Driver are strong but Jared Leto as aLittle Lord Fauntleroy in a…
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‘LICORICE PIZZA’ a Chaotic Meshugas of First Love in ’70s So-Cal
‘Licorice Pizza’ is a coming-of-age romantic-comedy that only Paul Thomas Anderson could tell. An anarchic swirl of memories and mood make for a unique, and uniquely hysterical, vision of the…
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The Ghosts of Showbiz Past Haunt ‘LAST NIGHT IN SOHO’
Edgar Wright’s flirtation with horror results in a psychedelic, feminist thriller told with great élan. Enthusiastically stylish, ‘Last Night in Soho’ boasts a strong female cast and a chilling deconstruction…
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Vile Men Are Always the Heroes of Their Own Story in Medieval Court Drama ‘THE LAST DUEL’
Ridley Scott's latest medieval combat drama is relatively light on the swordplay and heavy on the politics and melodrama, cleverly telling the story of a noblewoman's assault through three perspectives…