‘NORMAL’ Is a Hacky Rehash of Decades of Bland Action Movies
A tired redux of decades of superior action-comedy movies, 'Normal' aspires to poke fun at the one-man army subset of the genre but fails to find much of anything interesting…
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Zendaya and Rob-Pat Invite You to an Anxiety-Drenched Wedding in ‘THE DRAMA’
'The Drama' finds Zendaya and Robert Pattinson pulling apart at the seams in Kristoffer Borgli’s incisive, destabilizing anti-rom-com, a nervy A24 anxiety spiral that sits comfortably alongside 'Uncut Gems' and…
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‘THE CHRISTOPHERS’ Paints a Portrait of Artists at Odds
Ian McKellen is phenomenal in 'The Christophers' - and Michaela Coel more than holds her own - a film that manages to be both thematically rich and genuinely crowd-pleasing. What…
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Challenging ‘ALPHA’ Peers into the Schrödinger’s Box of a Deadly Diagnosis
Julia Ducournau’s third French body horror 'Alpha' is a concussive portrait of a family strained by the specter of a deadly virus, equal parts formally ambitious and puzzle-box cerebral mania.…
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A Science Guy Becomes Besties with an Alien Rock in Space in ‘PROJECT HAIL MARY’
A deeply cinematic and highly effective adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel, Project Hail Mary is anchored by a strong lead performance from Ryan Gosling and an engaging blend of crowd-pleasing…
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‘READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME’ Says “I Don’t”
Competent but unremarkable, ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ is a horror-comedy sequel that’s mostly just a forgettable extension of the original’s eat-the-satanic-rich premise, expanding the mythology without recapturing…
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‘HOPPERS’ Sees Pixar Return to the Top of the Food Chain
'Hoppers' is a delightful return to form for Pixar. This story of animals and humans coming together for the common good delivers laughs, awe, and genuine thematic heft, making it…
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‘HOW TO MAKE A KILLING’ Is Slick Nihilism That Never Quite Gels
John Patton Ford's 'How to Make a Killing' is a stylish, propulsive crime caper about a man murdering his way toward a faster inheritance, but its inability to cut beneath the…
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‘GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE’ Attempts to Save The Future in Bombastic A.I. Apocalypse Comedy
Gore Verbinski’s 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die' is an over-the-top action-comedy with an impressive ensemble that taps into modern anxieties about screen time and A.I., delivering sharp satire and…
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Love Is Warfare in Steamy Brontë Adaptation, ‘WUTHERING HEIGHTS’
Not without its issues, Emerald Fennell's over-the-top take on 'Wuthering Heights' makes for a deliciously devious dark romance with alluring lead performances from Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The production…