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October 28, 2022

Armageddon Time goes personal if sometimes too trivial

For better and worse, James Gray's latest is very much a story from his perspective.
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January 14, 2021

“Locked Down” is surprisingly better than you’d think

Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor have chemistry to spare in Doug Liman's unexpectedly charming quarantine-themed romance.
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October 21, 2020

“The Witches” isn’t cursed, but it sure isn’t magical

Robert Zemeckis' new Roald Dahl adaptation is too grim for kids and too tame for parents, despite some solid performances.
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February 24, 2020

“Rachel Getting Married” Is Harrowing, Messy, and Real

With its lo-fi aesthetics and quietly chaotic presentation, Jonathan Demme's 2008 drama never goes for the easy conflicts at hand.
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November 20, 2019

Dark Waters Review: Fighting the Power to Mixed Results

Todd Haynes steps outside of his wheelhouse with a well-intentioned, but messy piece of narrative journalism.
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October 17, 2019

Modern Love TV Review: Love, Lackadaisically

Amazon's star-studded anthology series is so gentle, pleasant and inoffensive it ceases to resemble actual relationships.
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April 16, 2019

Ebertfest 2019: Celebrating Roger in Fine Filmic Fashion

From Bound to Sideways to Romy and Michelle, this year's Ebertfest was a celebration of the weird, eclectic, and fantastic films Roger Ebert loved.
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March 18, 2019

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late-Period Tim Burton

Tim Burton's recent films are dismissed as confused (dark) shadows of his career heights, but they contain brief glimmers of the filmmaker's return to form.
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January 25, 2019

Serenity and the Strangeness of Post-Oscar Acting Careers

In the wake of Serenity's balls-out weirdness, we look at how it fits into the oeuvre of "oddball post-Oscar films" for McConaughey and Hathaway.
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June 5, 2018

Ocean’s 8 Review: Female-Forward Heist Antics Don’t Cover A Lack of Depth

Gary Ross’ gender-swapped revamp of the slick heist franchise doesn’t offer its female leads enough worthwhile things to do, despite the cast’s pedigree. This piece..