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Not a Novelty
When I reviewed Becoming Jane two months ago (“Conduct Unbecoming,” Aug. 8), I mentioned how certain movies and books imagine a romantic life for...
Let’s A-Go!
When The Last of Us became a critical and commercial hit, it was easy to see why: The filmmakers adapted one of gaming’s most acclaimed...
Film Shorts // July 13-19, 2022
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Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down (PG-13) The filmmaking team of Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG) helm this documentary about the former Arizona congresswoman...
The Illusionist: Scots Oui, Oui
Seven years ago, Sylvain Chomet captured the world’s attention with his animated feature film debut The Triplets of Belleville. At the time, many critics...
Operating Expenses
Awake begins with some text claiming that out of the 21 million Americans who receive anesthesia each year, 30,000 of them experience something called...
Rocketman: Dear John
It’s one of the less likely stories of rock history: How did a stocky, balding, bespectacled, obviously gay, not wildly good-looking piano player from...
Body Issues
I seldom feel like I’m running out of words, but we’re at the end of a month where I’ve reviewed one movie about hotel...
Bonus Film Review: Sing
An animated musical for the holidays, Sing suffers from coming out the same weekend as a much better live-action musical. Even if we didn't...
Holdovers: I’ll Have a Blue Christmas
One of Roger Ebert’s last film reviews was of Barney’s Version, and I remember how he described Paul Giamatti’s character in the 2011 comedy:...
Film Shorts // January 14-20, 2026
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All You Need Is Kill (R) This Japanese anime film is based on the same Hiroshi Sakurazaka novel that the Tom Cruise vehicle Edge...
