If you have the time, ‘Wicked’ is a totally worthy afternoon at the movies meant for family and friends. The World of Oz needed a refreshment, and perhaps this wizardly revisit is exactly what the wizard ordered.
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Tyler Thomas Taormina depicts the euphoric chaos of Christmastime unlike any filmmaker has ever showcased in ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’. Yet there are glaring flaws that prevent it from becoming the next great Christmas classic.
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Clint Eastwood gives aspiring filmmakers a true lesson in shot-reverse-shot with ‘Juror #2’, a gripping procedural thriller on the fallacies of our legal system(s).
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Jacques Audiard attempts to depict the tragic story of its titular character in ‘Emilia Pérez’, but the narrative/aesthetic results are constantly baffling and, more offensively, deeply transphobic.
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Sebastian Stan transforms into Donald J. Trump through the origin story of one of the most crooked individuals in the history of the United States, in ‘The Apprentice’.
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While 'SUPER/MAN: The Christopher Reeve Story' adopts a fairly conventional presentation and a surface-level exploration of the actor’s life, its inspirational (and tear-inducing) qualities are undeniable.
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George Clooney and Brad Pitt keep the charm and fun moving in Jon Watts’ 'Wolfs', even if the movie itself offers mixed results.
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Megan Park’s sophomore feature, 'My Old Ass', is a comfortable and heartfelt coming-of-age dramedy, even if its beats feel all too familiar.
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Steven Soderbergh's latest experimental film, 'Presence' can’t escape feeling like a technical exercise, but is an entertaining one at that. [TIFF 24]
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'Rez Ball' is a high-profile sports film which heightens the genre, finding great spirituality in its authentic connections to character and culture. [TIFF 24]
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Aaron Pierre and Don Johnson fiercely lead the action thriller 'Rebel Ridge', which marks director Jeremy Saulnier’s best film yet.
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While Andra Day, Mo’Nique and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor deliver terrific performances, director Lee Daniels makes the cardinal mistake of turning the strong family drama of 'The Deliverance' into a run-of-the-mill possession flick and never recovers.
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Has Paul Feig ever made a good movie? This is the central question that comes to mind while watching his latest action/comedy, ‘Jackpot!’ Have any of his productions stood the test of time?
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While ‘Cuckoo’ begins full of promise, it slowly loses steam and becomes a disinteresting grab-bag of infinitely better productions.
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While director Adilkhan Yerzhanov nails the center framing in ‘Steppenwolf’, his film is a completely undercooked nihilist nightmare that has nothing to say about the world and characters it presents.
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Nahéma Ricci gives another towering lead performance in Annick Blanc’s ‘Hunting Daze’, an often surreal thriller that, while terrifically intriguing, loses itself in its second half.
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Sean Wang’s feature directorial debut, 'Dìdi' (弟弟), is a poignant, often painful coming-of-age tale that anyone can relate to, with a towering lead turn from Izaac Wang.
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Miguel Llanso tackles artificiality and mindfulness in his latest movie, Infinite Summer, the biggest “B-movie with A ideas” the world has seen in this current era.
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Lily Gladstone continues to prove why they’re one of the best actors working today in ‘Fancy Dance’, a deeply moving and compassionate character drama.
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While ‘The Watchers’ falls apart near its end, its assured direction from Ishana Night Shyamalan showcases a singular talent in the making and a new voice to look out for in genre cinema.
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