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‘The Secret Agent’ and How All Things, Including Identity, Must Pass
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s drama is a sly look at life under authoritarianism.
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Is James Cameron’s Most Lavish Screensaver Yet
Cameron continues to care about the world of Pandora, but none of the characters or stories within it.
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James L. Brooks Is a Legend. That’s Probably Why No One Told Him ‘Ella McCay’ Is Abysmal.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s latest (and likely last) picture is a stunning failure on almost every level.
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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.’
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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.