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May 18, 2021

“Barb & Star” and the pleasures of gentle comedy

In challenging times, a movie with a talking crab can be a balm for the soul.
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May 16, 2021

“Death and Nightingales” is as haunting as it is exhausting

"Death and Nightingales" - a star-studded miniseries adaptation of Edmund McCabe's novel, is brilliantly acted but trips over its bleakness.
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar&
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February 11, 2021

“Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar” is bizarre and slightly subpar

Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo dust off their Bridesmaids bona fides for a strange sketch-comedy stretched surreally to feature length.
John Patrick Shanley Wild Mountain ThymeJ
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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 23, 2020

“Synchronic” sends Anthony Mackie through twisty, satisfying sci-fi thrills

Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson continue their hot streak of inventive, idiosyncratic science fiction with a refreshingly heartfelt time-travel thriller.