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Phantom Thread: Mr. Woodcock
I’m usually skeptical of artists announcing their retirement when they’re neither terminally ill nor really old. (See: Soderbergh, Steven and Miyazaki, Hayao.) However, I’m...
Call Me by Your Name: A Summer Place
The exquisite Call Me by Your Name was originally supposed to be directed by James Ivory, the gay American filmmaker who adapted the script...
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Den of Thieves (R) This action thriller is about an L.A. County sheriff (Gerard Butler) trying to thwart a gang of high-end armed robbers...
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Acts of Violence (R) This action-thriller stars Ashton Holmes as an ex-military man who teams up with a detective (Bruce Willis) after his fiancée...
I, Tonya: Skatewreck
As a teenager, I came across a glowing Sports Illustrated profile of Tonya Harding during the run-up to the 1992 Winter Olympics. Reading the...
The Post: My God, the Fun!
Steven Spielberg's The Post isn’t a great movie, but it is a timely one, and sometimes that’s even better. As we watch its characters...
The Best Lead Performances of 2017
Overall, the women had it better than the men this year when it came to lead roles. That happens sometimes. As I’ve said before,...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2017
Before we get to the best lead performances of 2017, we’re running down the old hands and newcomers who gave us the most memorable...
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Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (NR) Ha Jung-woo stars in this Korean fantasy film as a fireman who dies in the line...
The Best Documentaries of 2017
The types of documentaries that tend to win awards and appear on lists like this one are films that tackle Big Issues: wars, the...
