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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.

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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.

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‘Nouvelle Vague’ Is a Love Letter to Cinema. It’s Weird That It’s on Netflix.

Richard Linklater’s latest will send you hunting for New Wave movies that aren’t available on the biggest streamer.

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‘Hedda’: Nia DaCosta Threw a Lavish Party I Desperately Wanted to Leave

DaCosta’s update of ‘Hedda Gabler’ is an exhausting whirlwind of deception, lust, and status.

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‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Overplays a Weak Hand

The bluster and bombast of Edward Berger’s direction can’t overcome a cliché-ridden, silly script.

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‘Anniversary’: A Knockout Cast Can’t Salvage Jan Kosama’s Poorly Drawn Autocracy

The dramatic thriller features a collection of amazing performances, but they’re undercut by a bland setting.

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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’ Has Too Much Love for The Boss to Respect Him

The film never takes a single chance as it celebrates the creative risks and emotional vulnerability Bruce Springsteen showed on ‘Nebraska.’

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‘Orwell: 2+2=5’: That’s Totalitarianism, Alright

Raoul Peck’s documentary uses Orwell’s writings to explain totalitarianism but does little to expand or unpack the famous author’s observations.

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Shambles Like a Shadow of His Better Creations

The scariest aspect of his adaptation is that one of our best directors may have run out of things to say.

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‘Good Fortune’: We’re Going to Need a Miracle to Solve This Affordability Crisis

Aziz Ansari’s light comedy may come to familiar conclusions, but sometimes it’s enough to just feel seen.