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May 24, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: Hoffman finds the melody in “A Late Quartet”

Hoffman's passion & humanity makes what could be a dull story of classical musicians fascinating.
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December 24, 2020

John Patrick Shanley on the accents and ending of “Wild Mountain Thyme”

The filmmaker talks to us about the brogues and narrative choices that have dominated the discourse around his filmed adaptation of his Broadway play.
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December 9, 2020

“Wild Mountain Thyme” gets lost in the fog

John Patrick Shanley returns with a miscast, disingenuous tale of Irish star-crossed lovers.
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October 10, 2020

Don’t enlist for “The War With Grandpa”

Robert De Niro makes another baffling script choice with a bland family comedy about a spoiled kid who can't bear to give up his bedroom.
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May 6, 2020

“Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind” leaves some pieces missing

Laurent Bouzereau's documentary about the life and death of the Hollywood legend is charming but frustratingly incomplete.
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September 9, 2019

Christopher Walken Sees Death in “The Dead Zone”

David Cronenberg's psychological thriller stands as one of the best Stephen King adaptations of the '80s.
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July 10, 2019

With “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino Resisted the Mundane

Quentin Tarantino's classic 1994 new-cool drama set the stage for a new era of independent film, and saw the end of his own sense of mercy.
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July 9, 2019

Tarantino’s Worst Excesses Come Out In Tony Scott’s “True Romance”

One of the few Tarantino scripts not directed by the man himself, Tony Scott's "True Romance" is a tragically too-cool crime thriller that doesn't age well.
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March 15, 2019

“Sleepy Hollow” Is The Perfect Mid-Point Between Early and Late Tim Burton

Situated halfway between Tim Burton's Gothic beginnings and contemporary epics, Sleepy Hollow is a forgotten, thoroughly enjoyable Hammer Horror homage.
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March 9, 2019

With “Batman Returns”, Tim Burton Unleashed A Dark Superhero Circus

Tim Burton's superhero sequel saw the endlessly strange auteur run away with big studio money to make the most relentlessly weird comic book film ever.