Devotion is Cursed In A24’s Latest Great Horror ‘SAINT MAUD’
Expertly building suspense and tension - and popping that bubble perfectly with some of the most effective jump scares of recent memory - ‘Saint Maud’ has all the markings of…
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‘THE FATHER’ Strands Audiences in the Cruel Grasp of Dementia
A devastatingly affecting vérité exploration of dementia, Florian Zeller’s ‘The Father’ sees Anthony Hopkins offer one of the very best performances of his career.
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Pixar’s Existential ‘SOUL’ Sparks Curiosity, Purpose
A remarkable achievement that lifts up and celebrates the human spirit, ‘Soul’ ranks amongst Pixar’s best works and charters a life-affirming mission to the great beyond that’s sure to leave…
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Aching ‘NOMADLAND’ Retires Myth of American Exceptionalism
A departure from the road most traveled, Chloé Zhao's journey into the American Heartland offers a glimpse of the country's dejected finding renewed purpose, freely roaming like the buffalo before them.…
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Brilliantly Offbeat ‘KAJILLIONAIRE’ A Singular Work of Weirdo Wonder
Miranda July’s oddball opus ‘Kajillionaire’ uses quirk to speak to the distancing of humanity from itself, creating a weirdly tender and wholly otherworldly dramedy that’s lit up by great performances.
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Believing Women and The Power of ‘THE INVISIBLE MAN’
Elisabeth Moss is fantastic leading Leigh Whannell’s intelligent and captivating reimagining of ‘The Invisible Man’, a thought-provoking horror-thriller that focuses on the realities of emotional violence and abuse, particularly when…
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‘THE GENTLEMEN’ Review
THE VERDICT: I absolutely loved The Gentlemen. It’s hip and hilarious. Punchy and penetrating. It can be a mean film but it means well. Its central goal is to keep…
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Stunningly Mounted ‘1917’ A Towering Technical Achievement
‘1917’ takes an intimate humanist approach to war epics to often staggering results, the proven pairing of Sam Mendes and cinematography Roger Deakins impress top technicians working at the top…
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‘UNCUT GEMS’ Bets Big on Sandman’s Dramatic Chops
Adam Sandler puts on his serious shoes as a neurotic compulsive gambler in the Safdie Brother’s high-stress drama ‘Uncut Gems’. A challenging picture sure to leave you scrambled, the film…
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Gerwig’s ’LITTLE WOMEN’ Is Exquisitely Crafted, Beautifully Acted Holiday Delight
As excellent a PG-rated familial holiday film as anyone could dream up, Greta Gerwig’s rendition of ‘Little Women’ is a supremely well-acted and sumptuously realized modernization that manages a powerful…