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‘Fackham Hall’ Is a Proper Spoof That Relishes Being Improper
The jokes come at a furious, uneven clip in Jim O’Hanlon’s send-up of ‘Downton Abbey.’
Matt Goldberg
Former Editorial Manager at TCM and Chief Film Critic at Collider; still a movie nerd.
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Atlanta Film Critics Circle Selects 'One Battle After Another' as 2025's Best Movie
Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film scored seven wins from the critics group.
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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Sleeps on Benoit Blanc
In trying to throw a tonal change-up into his ‘Knives Out’ series, writer-director Rian Johnson loses some of its core identity.
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‘Zootopia 2’ Reminds Us What Disney Animation Looks Like When Handled with Care
While it’s not a perfect movie, the new sequel feels like a different species from the studio’s past three duds.
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‘Hamnet’ Is an Emotional Powerhouse. Does It Do More Than Make Us Weep?
Once you finish drying your eyes, Chloé Zhao’s drama requires some unraveling.
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This Bad Marketing Is Tremendous Content
What is the point of a press tour?
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‘Jay Kelly’: When a Lifetime of Regrets Eclipses Stardom
Noah Baumbach’s bittersweet character study looks at how life always feels incomplete no matter how many roles you play.
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‘Die My Love’ and the Motherhood Loneliness Epidemic
It takes a village and there is no more village.
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‘Train Dreams’: The Transient Solitude of the Rugged Individual
Clint Bentley’s soulful, melancholy drama turns an American myth on its head.
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‘Christy’ Turns the Story of a Groundbreaking Fighter into an Average Boxing Flick
David Michôd’s movie rests on too many clichés to find the unique aspects of Christy Martin’s story.
gaming
There Is No Xbox
Microsoft is nixing a successful brand and community to chase profits it will never acquire.
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‘Bugonia’: Let’s All Have a Chuckle at Our Utter Powerlessness in the Face of Certain Doom
Director Yorgos Lanthimos remains a master of dark comedy, but his latest feature struggles under its shallow fatalism.