In Asteroid City, Wes Anderson reflects on his own actors and style

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Anderson's latest is maybe his most reflective and curious film yet, a reflection of the ways he keeps old Hollywood forms of storytelling and acting alive.

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Shyamalan struggles on the path to The Village

M. Night Shyamalan’s first big stumble has disappointing twists, but that was never its true problem.

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Blonde is haunting, repellent & heartbreaking all at once

By: Gena Radcliffe

Though Andrew Dominik's sort-of-biopic is harsh & harrowing, you won’t forget Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, doomed from the very start.

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See How They Run wastes a great ensemble with a humdrum murder mystery

By: Sean Price

While impressive to look at, this stodgy attempt at an Agatha Christie whodunnit belongs in a dusty old attic.

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The Bronx is Burning: On Giving “Summer of Sam” a Chance

Neither audiences or critics knew what to make of Spike Lee’s 70s period piece that made up for in mood and style what it lacked in focus.

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