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‘The Fall Guy’ Isn’t a Satire of Hollywood’s Worst Instincts, It’s a Product Of Them

Congratulations. Regardless of how intelligent you may be, you are far smarter than  The Fall Guy thinks you are. The latest jacked up, action...

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‘Monkey Man’ Review: A Revenge Thriller Packed With Punches, Politics, Fury, and Joy

A kitchen-sink directorial debut from actor Dev Patel,  Monkey Man  is a knife-through-the-throat revenge thriller, a diatribe against...

04.04.2024 9

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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Review: A Nonstop Ballet of Cartoon Violence

In the eight years since the release of the last Kung Fu Panda movie, the world has faced the (first) Trump administration, a global pandemic, an...

07.03.2024 10

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‘Io Capitano’ Review: Oscar Nominated Depiction of the Hellscape of Migration

No one thinks it’s a good idea for teenage cousins Seydou and Moussa to embark on the treacherous journey from their native Senegal to Europe....

23.02.2024 7

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‘American Fiction’: Jeffrey Wright’s Stunning Performance Leads One of the Best Casts of The Year

  There are two films running more or less concurrently in American Fiction , a singular directorial debut from Cord Jefferson, former journalist...

14.12.2023 4

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‘Godzilla Minus One’ Review: A Mountain-Sized Monster Restored to Cinematic Glory

Godzilla remains one of cinema's greatest metaphors, and in its opening weekend 'Godzilla Minus One' set a U.S. box-office record for a foreign...

04.12.2023 8

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‘Rustin’ Review: A Radical Restoration of the Legacy of a Civil Rights Leader

There’s such a sheen of biopic respectability coating Rustin— Netflix’s new award-season entrant— that you almost miss how radical it is. ...

16.11.2023 3

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‘The Killer’ Review: Meticulously Crafted Portrait of a Meticulous Hitman

Do you think about how Red Sox legend Ted Williams managed to maintain his lifetime batting average of .344? Do you find yourself quoting Popeye the...

13.11.2023 3

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‘Dream Scenario’ Review: A Nowhere Man Who’s Suddenly Everywhere

Without anyone really noticing, the nebbishy, uncool professor has somehow become the “it” protagonist this prestige movie season.  At the...

10.11.2023 2

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‘The Holdovers’: A Quiet Miracle Full Of Humor and Heartbreak

There is a moment in  The Holdovers— a quiet miracle of a film from director Alexander Payne and writer David Hemingson, a TV scribe making his...

26.10.2023 3

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Review: Bill Burr’s ‘Old Dads’ is a Waste of Bill Burr

Had it been a decade or two ago, the stand-up comedy of Bill Burr — lightly enlightened Gen-X coastal cantankerousness given a patina of red state...

20.10.2023 3

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