Kandahar takes a shot it doesn’t quite land

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Kandahar takes a shot it doesn’t quite land

Gerard Butler’s CIA-agent-on-the-run thriller aims to be more than a power fantasy, but for all its virtues, it doesn’t stick that landing. There’s an expected..

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“Raised by Wolves” blends sci-fi with the medieval grind of parenthood

Ridley Scott produces a heady, intellectual science fiction series with big, sumptuous ideas and occasionally shaggy presentation.

Lean on Pete Review: A Boy and His Horse Search for Home, Find Each Other

Andrew Haigh’s heartbreaking, poignant drama is a testament to our deeply human desire to belong, told through a nuanced performance by Charlie Plummer. This piece..

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