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News Articles: Movie Reviews

Michelle Williams is a sculptor who makes clay figures of women in <em>Showing Up.</em>

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'Showing Up' is a rare glimpse of an artist at (very hard) work

Michelle Williams plays an introverted sculptor struggling to find the time, space, money and energy to pursue her calling in Kelly Reichardt's rueful comedy.

April 14, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
A group of activists take on climate change directly in<em> How to Blow Up a Pipeline.</em>

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Pipeline sabotage is on the agenda in this action-packed eco-heist film

How to Blow Up A Pipeline is a lean, sleekly made movie about a modern-day monkey-wrench gang. Although unabashedly partisan, it doesn't preach or glamorize the eco-saboteurs.

April 12, 2023
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  • John Powers
Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro in <em>Air.</em>

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No substance, just 'Air'

Ben Affleck directs a movie that tries (and fails) to squeeze dramatic tension out of the origins of the Air Jordan. Matt Damon and Viola Davis star in this soulless dramatization.

April 06, 2023
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  • Aisha Harris
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Tag along with two young Londoners recovering from breakups in 'Rye Lane'

In Raine Allen-Miller's high-spirited romcom, two young, Black Londoners spend a day walking and talking together. It's a rare and enjoyable on-screen journey through south-of-the-Thames London.

April 03, 2023
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  • John Powers
L to R: Holga (Michelle Rodriguez), Simon (Justice Smith) and Edgin (Chris Pine) are hot to trot.

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Rollicking 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' scores a critical hit

A game cast, solid jokes and a refreshingly light touch when it comes to adapting the deep lore of the beloved tabletop role-playing game make for a breezily fun film for Nerd and Normal alike.

March 31, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah) in <em>Rye Lane</em>.

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'Rye Lane' is a fresh and charming rom-com that also feels comfortingly familiar

The vibrant directorial debut of Raine Allen-Miller is a hip rom-com set against the backdrop of bustling South London.

March 30, 2023
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  • Aisha Harris
Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley Adetola play a mother and son in <em>A Thousand and One. </em>

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A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

Teyana Taylor stars as a mom trying to build a home for her son in an intimate Sundance Film Festival winner that's more surprising than it looks.

March 29, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Lokita (Joely Mbundu) and Tori (Pablo Schils) are two migrant children making their way in Belgium in the latest from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.

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Two migrant kids fight to stay together — and stay alive — in this harrowing film

Tori and Lokita is the latest gripping moral thriller from Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The story is swift and relentless; it runs barely 90 minutes and never slows down.

March 27, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Nam June Paik, a Korean-born artist who blazed a trail in the fine art world by using video as a medium, is the subject of the new documentary <em>Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV. </em> Above, the artist in 1982.

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New film explores how 'the father of video art' pioneered an art form

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV premiered at Sundance in January. It traces the life and legacy of visionary artist Nam June Paik.

March 25, 2023
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  • Teresa Xie
"Forget Pat's, forget Geno's. Jim's. Jim's in the best cheesesteak in Philly." Shazam (Zachary Levi) and Hespera (Helen Mirren) have a sit-down.

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'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' is a near myth

The sequel to the 2019 film that starred Zachary Levi as the adult superhero persona of a lonely teen goes bigger. And goofier. But the fuel mixture's off and Levi's one-note performance grates.

March 17, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
Tom (Jonathan Tucker) cultivates a sense of dependency in 17-year-old Lea (Lily McInerny) in <em>Palm Trees and Power Lines.</em>

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An older man grooms a teenage girl in this disturbing but vital film

Palm Trees and Power Lines is a gripping cautionary tale about abuse and trafficking — but it is scrupulous in its refusal to sensationalize.

March 10, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Park Ji-min stars as a young woman who was raised by adoptive parents in France in<em> Return to Seoul.</em>

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'Return to Seoul' is a funny, melancholy film that will surprise you start to finish

In this wonderfully unpredictable film, first-time actor Park Ji-min stars as Freddie, a young woman raised by adoptive parents in France who returns to the country of her birth.

March 08, 2023
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  • John Powers
Catherine Clinch plays Cáit in <em>The Quiet Girl. </em>

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This tender Irish drama proves the quietest films can have the most to say

A withdrawn 9-year-old spends the summer with two distant relatives in this Oscar-nominated film. The Quiet Girl's main character may be unassuming, but there's nothing insignificant about this film.

February 24, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Park Ji-Min stars as Freddie in <em>Return to Seoul.</em>

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'Return to Seoul' is about reinvention, not resolution

This is a film that's easy to love: It has a killer soundtrack, a magnetic protagonist and a gorgeous cinematic backdrop. It's a coming of age story that contemplates the impermanence of who we are.

February 18, 2023
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  • Teresa Xie
<em>Emily</em> speculates about the life of the 19th-century English writer Emily Jane Brontë (Emma Mackey) in the years before she wrote <em>Wuthering Heights.</em>

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'Emily' imagines Brontë before 'Wuthering Heights'

A new film captures the complexity of family relationships by freely speculating about the lives of 19th-century English writer Emily Brontë and her siblings.

February 17, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
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