Not so fast, but oh so furious: Thelma is a blast.
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December 1, 2024
June Squibb is 2024's funniest and most endearing action hero in this delightful play on Mission: Impossible clichés.
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Ghostlight celebrates the healing power of community theater
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October 23, 2024
Kelly O'Sullivan's film about grief, reconciliation, and community theater deserves major acting awards.
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Inside Out 2 gives us all some strong anti-anxiety treatment
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October 20, 2024
While it doesn't quite reach the heights of Pixar's golden-age masterpieces, we can be grateful for the wisdom and whimsy of this surprising sequel.
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Hit Man hits and hits… but misses when it matters most
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September 6, 2024
Linklater's smart, good-humored comedy looks ready to launch a fantastic franchise starring Glen Powell... and then fumbles the ball and loses the game just when it seemed like a sure win.
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Civil War — It’s not about picking a side
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September 1, 2024
Some of my favorite critics have serious issues with Alex Garland's speculative fiction about a near-future collapse of democracy in the U.S. And I just don't get it.
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Still recovering from an evening with Hundreds of Beavers
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August 31, 2024
The most original movie I've seen in years is also the most outrageous comedy I've seen in years. It's an endurance test for your brain, body, and sense of humor. Brace yourselves. And dress warmly.
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Unworthy of Gosling or Blunt, Fall Guy’s screenplay falls short of my summer movie standards
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August 18, 2024
If this is your idea of a satisfying summertime movie, well... knock yourself out. Me? Life's too short, and there are just so many better ways for me to spend my summer.
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Love triangle aside — what is Challengers really about?
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August 4, 2024
Despite its tangled web (net?) of bad behavior, Luca Guadagnino's smash hit gets a lot right about the transcendence artists pursue and sometimes reach.
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Low-budget, high imagination: Riddle of Fire may someday be an all-ages cult classic
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July 22, 2024
This retro adventure—which sends kids questing for an egg that'll help them bake a pie and save a sleeping beauty—will puzzle many moviegoers and win the hearts of a special few. I'm one of the few.
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Playful, nightmarish, fantastical, political: Problemista is all over the place
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July 3, 2024
Julio Torres's leap from television's Los Espookys to the big screen has some remarkable highlights... and some complicated challenges.
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