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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (R) Margot Robbie stars in this spin-off of Suicide Squad, as Harley Quinn...
Oscar’s Hidden Gold
The Oscars have taken well-deserved flak for nominating no women for Best Director and only one actor of color out of 20, but as...
Film Shorts
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Ashwathama (NR) Naga Shaurya stars in this Indian thriller as a police detective hunting a serial killer. Also with Mehreen Pirzada, Sargun Kaur, Krishna...
Soundtrack: Lip It
I can’t seem to resist a musical TV show. Glee proved that it was possible to incorporate musical numbers into a narrative on an...
Clemency: Death Row Blues
This Oscar season, there has been a devoted contingent arguing for Clemency (ooh, I stumbled into that one!), the death penalty drama that plays...
Film Shorts
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Assassin 33 A.D. (PG-13) This science-fiction film is about a group of science students who accidentally invent a time-travel device. Starring Danny Boaz, Heidi...
The Best Movies of 2009
I used to do this feature on a regular basis, looking back on my Top 10 list from 10 years earlier, but that temporarily...
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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (NR) Trivikram Srinivas’ thriller is about the family entanglements of an Indian billionaire (Jayaram) and his driver (Allu Arjun). Also with Pooja...
Best Documentaries of ’19
What’s the deal with documentaries made up only of found footage? Apollo 11 and Amazing Grace have been on a great many lists of...
The Second 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
Would you believe it? This is only the second full decade I’ve been employed as a film critic. Other people have done lists of...
