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'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is Marvel on Fast-Forward
The film's biggest battle is against franchise fatigue.
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Completing the List: 'Volver'
Almodóvar weaves a surprising and empathetic ghost story in his 2006 feature about unseen women.
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'Eddington' Review: Ari Aster Coughs up Another Tale of American Madness
The 'Midsommar' director's latest is part-satire, part-parable, and an absolute chore.
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Completing the List: 'The Gleaners and I'
Trash becomes treasure in Agnès Varda's brilliant, playful documentary.
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'Superman' Carries the Massive Weight of Expectations and Does It with a Smile
James Gunn's reboot is keenly aware of the character's history and the current superhero landscape but still makes for a joyous blockbuster.
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Completing the List: 'Yi Yi'
Edward Yang's final film is a stunning work examining a year in the life of a family in Taipei.
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‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ Feels Engineered for Dino Carnage and Nothing Else
The latest Jurassic World movie is terrified of having a conflict that isn’t “dinosaur wants to eat person.”
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'28 Years Later': On Becoming a Man in the Zombie Wasteland
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's return to the world they created is far from a zombie slaughter fest. Thank goodness for that.
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'F1: The Movie' Plays More Like 'F1: The Advertisement'
What if 'Top Gun: Maverick' but it's a 156-minute commercial?
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'Elio' Continues the Age of Passable Pixar
The studio's new movie is fine, but feels beneath the story standards of earlier classics.
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'Materialists' and the High Cost of Romance
Celine Song's new movie skillfully explores modern sensibilities in a millennia-old economic arrangement.
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I Don't Understand the Aliens from the 'Predator' Series and That's Okay
Some musings on the recent 'Predator: Killer of Killers.'