The Pale Blue Eye

January 6, 2023 by

We’ve got to chip through a whole lot of frost to get to the fiery heart of this Gothic whodunit.

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Women Talking

January 1, 2023 by

Sarah Polley’s remarkable drama is an uncompromising film about women who have been.

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Joanna Langfield’s Top Ten Movies of 2022

December 20, 2022 by

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Living

December 20, 2022 by

What a beautiful film.

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Babylon

December 17, 2022 by

So, I guess you CAN have too much of a good thing. Because Damien Chazelle’s three hour ode to old Hollywood has some very good stuff in it. But it’s incessant go for it urgency swirls, whirls and, ultimately, wears thin, exhausting itself and those of us watching.

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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

December 15, 2022 by

Maybe not my last wish, but I certainly wouldn’t mind listening to Antonio Banderas swashbuckle away as Puss in Boots forever. In this, the latest chapter of the Shrek series, the original voice actors are back and this time, they’re facing, amazingly enough, mortality.

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White Noise

November 23, 2022 by

Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the venerable novel is a project worth rooting for. But it’s a very hard one to recommend.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

November 16, 2022 by

Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the venerable novel is a project worth rooting for. But it’s a very hard one to recommend.

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The Son

November 13, 2022 by

How did this happen?

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The Fabelmans

November 9, 2022 by

Steven Spielberg’s confessional is an elegant, compassionate and often funny counterpoint. Far more than just a memory of a great artist’s development, this autobiographical piece balances that story of beginnings with the realities of the endings that surrounded him.

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