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April 13, 2023

Beau Is Afraid is a hilarious epic that revels in the absurdity of fear

Ari Aster’s latest leaves the straightforward horror genre behind for something far, far weirder.
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March 23, 2021

Criterion Corner: “Secrets & Lies”, “Defending Your Life”

Mike Leigh's kitchen-sink drama and Albert Brooks' droll afterlife comedy are two of Criterion's stellar March releases.
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December 13, 2019

The Top 25 Movies of 2019

From Ad Astra to Us, we celebrate the cream of the cinematic crop in 2019.
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July 10, 2019

“Midsommar” and the Horror of Human Empathy

In Ari Aster's latest, sharing each other's emotions is scarier than being alone.
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July 8, 2019

Box Office Report: “Spider-Man: Far From Home” Breaks the Summer-Season Doldrums

The box office performance of Spider-Man: Far From Home helps drag a slower movie summer out of its funk, while Toy Story 4 keeps chugging along.
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June 25, 2019

Midsommar Review: Death and Grief in the Summer Sun

Ari Aster's followup to Hereditary is a sun-dappled nightmare that finds liberation amongst the flames.
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June 6, 2018

Hereditary Review: A24 Keeps Haunting, Existential Horror in the Family

A24 continues its mean streak of unrelentingly interesting horror films, merging The Exorcist, The Witch and The Shining into pure cinematic nightmare fuel. This piece..