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‘Annihilation’ review: Alex Garland’s latest effort is destined to be a new sci-fi classic

It’s truly a shame that international audiences will not get the chance to experience Alex Garland’s moody, cerebral sci-fi thriller Annihilation on the big screen, the...

Movie Reviews2 weeks ago

‘Golden Exits’ review: Alex Ross Perry delivers shrugging misogyny and asshole hypocrisy

“Nick’s been a bad boy.” This line, a form of self-evasive parody worthy of a bad comedy sketch, appears somewhere amidst the cacophony of Golden Exits, still...

Movie Reviews1 month ago

‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’ review: Annette Bening shines in this flawed Gloria Grahame biopic

Annette Bening is captivating in the role of former Hollywood starlet Gloria Grahame in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, which follows the Oscar-winning actress in...

Movie Reviews2 months ago

‘Call Me by Your Name’ review: Luca Guadagnino’s intoxicating gay love story is one for the ages

From the moment the opening credits appear in Luca Guadagnino’s intoxicating new film Call Me by Your Name (scored to the sweet, melodious sounds of “Hallelujah...

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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ review: Rian Johnson delivers a riveting intergalactic spectacle

Star Wars: The Last Jedi begins just like any other installment in George Lucas’ long-running intergalactic franchise: A static blue text that reads “A long time...

Movie Reviews4 months ago

PFF 2017 review: The 4 best movies from this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival

Our own Sam Mauro reviews the four best films they saw at the 26th annual Philadelphia Film Festival earlier this month.

Movie Reviews5 months ago

‘The Florida Project’ review: Sean Baker’s latest effort is humanist exploitation pop art realism

Props to Sean Baker, at least, for shooting The Florida Project on film. With 2015’s bottle rocket screwball breakthrough Tangerine, the festival circuit labeled the film...

Movie Reviews5 months ago

‘Woodshock’ review: The Mulleavy Sisters’ hallucinogenic debut is wonderful arthouse schlock

There’s this unfortunate tendency among common film discourse to split A24 releases into two categories: the shattering essentials and the waste bin weird indulgent straight to...

Movie Reviews5 months ago

‘mother!’ review: Darren Aronofsky’s daring psychological horror tale isn’t for everyone

Michelle Pfeiffer and Ed Harris are the rudest house guests in the world in Darren Aronofsky’s riveting, somewhat overblown psychological horror tale mother! (Paramount Pictures reminded...

Movie Reviews6 months ago

‘Good Time’ review: The Safdie Brothers’ hypnotic New York crime-thriller is more like a great time

“Don’t be confused. It’ll only make things worse for me.” There are an estimated 8 million people living in New York City. The Safdie Brothers’ vicious, rollicking,...

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‘Annihilation’ review: Alex Garland’s latest effort is destined to be a new sci-fi classic

‘Golden Exits’ review: Alex Ross Perry delivers shrugging misogyny and asshole hypocrisy

‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’ review: Annette Bening shines in this flawed Gloria Grahame biopic

‘Call Me by Your Name’ review: Luca Guadagnino’s intoxicating gay love story is one for the ages

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ review: Rian Johnson delivers a riveting intergalactic spectacle

PFF 2017 review: The 4 best movies from this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival

‘The Florida Project’ review: Sean Baker’s latest effort is humanist exploitation pop art realism

‘Woodshock’ review: The Mulleavy Sisters’ hallucinogenic debut is wonderful arthouse schlock

‘mother!’ review: Darren Aronofsky’s daring psychological horror tale isn’t for everyone

‘Good Time’ review: The Safdie Brothers’ hypnotic New York crime-thriller is more like a great time