‘Napoleon’: Ridley Scott’s Portrait of an Emperor as a Total Douchebag
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The Gladiator director and Joaquin Phoenix turn an epic saga of love and war into a difficult-man drama. It almost works.
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‘The Hunger Games’: “We Have a Winner”
Posted in: Movie ReviewsTen years on from the release of The Hunger Games, revisit a contemporary review of the critically-acclaimed film.
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‘The Torch’: Buddy Guy Gives a Lesson on How to Play the Blues — and Keep the Music Alive
Posted in: Movie ReviewsA look at the living legend and “last man standing” is one part biography, one part portrait of a mentorship
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‘Turning Red’: Pixar Tackles Puberty and Gives Us One for the Ages, Period.
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe animation company’s latest — and its first movie to be solely directed by a woman — turns a bright red metaphor for the elation and confusion of coming-of-age into something delightful…
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‘After Yang’ Asks: What Makes Us Human? Can Robots Have Feelings? Why Are You Crying?
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe sophomore feature from the writer-director-essayist Kogonada imagines a sci-fi future with impeccable decor and family androids who dream of human connections
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‘The Batman’: The Dark Knight Returns, More Moody, Emo, and Enraged Than Ever
Posted in: Movie ReviewsPart superhero blockbuster, part 1970s-antihero homage, and part ‘Seven’ remake, the latest take on the Caped Crusader returns him to pulp-fiction roots —with a few psychological twists
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‘Love, Tom’ Is an Open Letter From a Genius Songwriter to Anyone Chasing a Dream
Posted in: Movie ReviewsNashville legend Tom Douglas takes a leisurely stroll through the city that built him — and the songs that made him — in this valentine to the creative urge
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For the Love of Leatherface, Can Someone Please Kill This New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’?
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThis exploitation of a classic title is part of a much bigger problem regarding classic horror movies — and it’s time to say “Stop”
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‘Death on the Nile’ and the Curious Case of the Accused-Cannibal Cancelled Movie Star
Posted in: Movie ReviewsKenneth Branagh’s latest attempt to establish an Agatha Christie Extended Universe hits a snag, thanks to a not-so-little leading-man problem
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Is ‘Moonfall’ an Actual Movie, or a Prank That’s Being Played on Audiences?
Posted in: Movie ReviewsWe’re still not 100-percent convinced that Roland Emmerich’s pro-conspiracy theorist, anti-moon throwback is a real film — but it’s certainly the first big WTF turkey of 2022
