reviews
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![Saturday Night Live: Will Ferrell & King Princess November 23, 2019]()
ReviewsSaturday Night Live: Will Ferrell & King Princess November 23, 2019 Published Nov 24, 2019Bouncing back from a rough week for Harry Styles, Saturday Night Live corrected its course and wrote some great stuff for Will Ferrell, who...
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!['The Two Popes' Almost Gets in the Way of Its Stunning Leads Directed by Fernando Meirelles]()
Reviews'The Two Popes' Almost Gets in the Way of Its Stunning Leads Directed by Fernando Meirelles Published Nov 22, 2019It does not take any intuition to realize the main draw for a film like The Two Popes is folded neatly into its premise. The resignation of...
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!['21 Bridges' Is a Rare New York Movie Where New York Is Not a Character Directed by Brian Kirk]()
Reviews'21 Bridges' Is a Rare New York Movie Where New York Is Not a Character Directed by Brian Kirk Published Nov 21, 2019Of the innumerable clichés bandied about by film types, one is particularly prolific: When a film is set in New York City, everyone, from cr...
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!['Queen & Slim' Is a Revealing Morality Tale that Thrives in Small Moments Directed by Melina Matsoukas]()
Reviews'Queen & Slim' Is a Revealing Morality Tale that Thrives in Small Moments Directed by Melina Matsoukas Published Nov 21, 2019There is a scene in Melina Matsoukas's Queen & Slim that depicts Jodie Turner-Smith's Queen having her braids removed — so as to change her...
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!['A Faithful Man' Is an Exuberant and Unconventional Love Story Starring Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp]()
Reviews'A Faithful Man' Is an Exuberant and Unconventional Love Story Starring Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp Published Nov 20, 2019It's not often that you stumble upon a film that possesses great pacing, dedicated performances and two whirlwind romances, but that is foun...
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!['Frozen II' Captures the Same Heart in a Larger, More Supernatural Universe Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck]()
Reviews'Frozen II' Captures the Same Heart in a Larger, More Supernatural Universe Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck Published Nov 19, 2019Disney's long-awaited sequel to the ridiculously popular animated film Frozen has finally arrived — and with it, an expanded universe, new c...
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!['Varda by Agnès' Is a Fascinating Final Statement From a Film Legend Directed by Agnès Varda]()
Reviews'Varda by Agnès' Is a Fascinating Final Statement From a Film Legend Directed by Agnès Varda Published Nov 19, 2019A crowd filters into a room, captured in time lapse, while a director's chair with the name "Agnès" on the back sits empty onstage. Agnès Va...
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!['A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' Is a Tender, Heartwarming Film Worthy of Mister Rogers Himself Directed by Marielle Heller]()
Reviews'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' Is a Tender, Heartwarming Film Worthy of Mister Rogers Himself Directed by Marielle Heller Published Nov 19, 2019The world could really use a Mister Rogers right about now. It's a sentiment I expressed in my review of last year's documentary on the belo...
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![Saturday Night Live: Harry Styles November 16, 2019]()
ReviewsSaturday Night Live: Harry Styles November 16, 2019 Published Nov 17, 2019Harry Styles might have been a keen host and musical guest, but he was steering a Titanic-like episode of Saturday Night Live that was confu...
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!['Charlie's Angels' Provides a Perfect Showcase for an Excellent Kristen Stewart Directed by Elizabeth Banks]()
Reviews'Charlie's Angels' Provides a Perfect Showcase for an Excellent Kristen Stewart Directed by Elizabeth Banks Published Nov 16, 2019Even as reboots become more common than not, Charlie's Angels is a confusingly retro choice to drag into the present. The 1970s TV show reli...
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!['The Good Liar' Is More Than a Cat and Mouse Thriller Directed by Bill Condon]()
Reviews'The Good Liar' Is More Than a Cat and Mouse Thriller Directed by Bill Condon Published Nov 15, 2019Ten minutes deep and on the face of it, The Good Liar is about love. Indeed, director Bill Condon and cinematographer Tobias A. Schliess...
