Film Search
- May 19, 2020
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The Painter and the Thief
In this uninspired documentary from Norwegian filmmaker Benjamin Ree, we witness the start and later development of a beautiful friendship, one that’s undeniably meaningful to the participants but no more interesting because of that. more...
- Jul 7, 2020
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Palm Springs (R)
This Sundance darling gained plenty of attention when it was bought for $22 million—far and away the biggest Sundance deal of all time. more...
- Jan 5, 2021
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Pieces of a Woman
For a film titled Pieces of A Woman, it sure does spend quite a bit of time focusing on characters other than the main woman, Martha (Vanessa Kirby). more...
- Oct 14, 2020
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The Planters
Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder wrote, directed, starred in, and even did most of the crew work for this intriguing dark comedy, which is better than it has any business being. more...
- Feb 11, 2020
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (R)
With her coming-of-age trilogy of Water Lilies, Tomboy, and Girlhood, Céline Sciamma is unmatched in terms of telling dynamic queer stories. more...
- Jan 29, 2021
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Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
With Hungarian writer-director Lili Horvát’s second feature, it’s less a question of “Will they or won’t they?” than “Are they or aren’t they?” Márta (Natasa Stork, a scintillatingly enigmatic presence) is an accomplished Hugarian neurosurgeon who’s spent much of her career in the U.S. She meets another Hungarian doctor at a conference in New Jersey, where they arrange to meet up a month later on a bridge in Budapest. more...
- Jan 5, 2021
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Pretend It's A City
“Fran Lebowitz knows what she likes—and what she doesn’t like. more...
- Aug 18, 2020
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Project Power
The latest pandemic-ready offering from Netflix, Project Power is a largely entertaining and competently choreographed action flick that wastes little time on extemporaneous background details or complex character arcs. more...
- Dec 7, 2020
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The Prom
The Prom, a Ryan Murphy adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical by the same name, follows four fictional Broadway performers—two narcissistic has-beens (Meryl Streep and James Corden), a serial chorus girl (Nicole Kidman), and an irksome Juilliard graduate (Andrew Rannells)—in desperate need of some positive press. more...
- Jan 15, 2021
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Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman is a candy-coated killer of a film. more...