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‘Return to Seoul’ Is a Complex, Brilliant Journey Into the Past. ‘Spinning Gold’ Is Garbage.

You can watch a fantastic character study or a dreadful biopic—the choice is yours.

March 31, 2023
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Cements Keanu Reeves’s Status as the Anti-Tom Cruise

The John Wick saga ends with imaginatively violent set pieces you'd expect. Too bad it's not really over.

March 29, 2023
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Don’t You Just Hate When a Movie Gets Worse Halfway Through?

'Of an Age' and 'Close' both start strong.

February 17, 2023
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Dead Men Walking: ‘Living’ and ‘A Man Called Otto’ Both Have One Foot in the Grave

Two new remakes translate superior movies into English, for those of you who can't read.

January 18, 2023
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‘Women Talking’ and ‘Plane’ Offer Exactly What Their Titles Promise

And that’s all Sarah Polley’s feminist drama and the new Gerard Butler action movie have in common.

January 13, 2023
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M3GAN Should Have Killed More People

Also, a review of the unconventional new biopic 'Corsage.'

January 9, 2023
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The 20 Best Movies of 2022

Your favorite movie? Oh, that came in at No. 21.

January 4, 2023
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Is a Tender-Hearted Spectacle About How Humans Suck

James Cameron’s belated sequel is really fun to look at—which is more than I can say for most blockbusters.

December 16, 2022