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Movie Reviews
Kajillionaire Review: Life is what you steal for it in Miranda July’s newest indie wonderwork | Sundance 2020
Between Shoplifters and Parasite, new movies about “scamilies” (that’s my new term for “scam artist families,” don’t wear…
Downhill Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell face an uphill battle in saving this black comedy from itself | Sundance 2020
Downhill is one of the first movies ever to be released under the newly-branded Searchlight Pictures,…
Palm Springs Review: Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti are a dream team in this summer dose of love, humor, and other surprises | Sundance 2020
These days, it’s not enough for a funny movie to be funny. To find mainstream…
‘The Gentlemen’ Movie Review: Guy Ritchie’s re-snatch rocks the suits and deserves better rolls
Upon exiting Aladdin, the need to issue an APB for the Hatfield filmmaker, who we…
Worth Movie Review: Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci debate human value in the wake of 9/11 | Sundance 2020
If you enjoyed the energetic procedural drama of Spotlight, as well as two of its central…
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Review: Director Eliza Hittman shows the kids aren’t all right, and that’s not really our problem. | Sundance 2020
In Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Sundance directing alum Eliza Hittman (Beach Rats) engages with a subject…
