current cinema
“The Secret Agent,” Reviewed: A Brazilian Political Thriller Teeming with Life
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Meanwhile, a real shark washed ashore; The film's MacGuffin is a human leg found in the creature's stomach. To investigate, ...
“Hamnet” Feels Elemental, but Is It Just Highly Effective Grief Porn?
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Zhao's first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a strong, windy lyricism, and replete with non-professional actors. ...
“Sirāt” Is a Harrowing, Exhilarating Dance of Death
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The rave suddenly stops, and the story, which Laxe co-wrote with Santiago Fillol, begins like a shot. Armed soldiers appear ...
Emma Stone’s Apocalyptic Showdown Blooms in “Bugonia”
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Teddy's thinking is a mixture of alarmism about saving the world, ordinary mental illness, unresolved trauma and single-minded revenge. He ...
Art and Life in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague”
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Leave it to Richard Linklater to see how fundamental things are applied to art. His two new films—Blue Moon, about ...
