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Mahershala Ali reaffirms his status as America’s best working actor in Benjamin Cleary’s quietly moving sci-fi drama about a dying man considering replacement by a clone.

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“The Third Day” is riveting folk horror for a horrifying 2020

By: Beau North

HBO's latest miniseries mines terror from the all-too-familiar rhythms of provincial authoritarianism.

Filmmaker of the Month

“Spectre” Loses Itself in the Ghosts of Franchise Past

While Skyfall was a rousing success, Mendes' return to the Bond franchise, bogs itself down in tiresome lore and continuity.

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The Secrets Of Great Ladies: Mendes and the Theatricality of “Skyfall”

Sam Mendes powers his leading ladies to metatextual heights in his first Bond outing.

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