TV & Movies Reviews
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ Proves That Hayao Miyazaki Is the Greatest Animator Alive
If this tale of fantastic worlds, trickster birds, and bone-deep grief is indeed the anime legend’s final movie, he’s going out on a high note
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‘Dicks: The Musical’ Wants to Be the Most Offensive Musical Ever. It Nearly Succeeds
Opening the Toronto International Film Festival’s ‘Midnight Madness’ section, this musical about identical twins goes for shock, screams and hilarity — and settles for two outta three
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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Has Become a Weird Gem in the ‘Trek’ Universe
Fourth season of Mike McMahan’s (Rick and Morty) animated Paramount+ series has found its calling as the funny foil to more serious Trek shows
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‘Coup de Chance’ Is Woody Allen’s Best Film in a Decade
And the French-language thriller, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, ends with a curious message
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‘Priscilla’ Shows Elvis’s Dark Side, and Is Sofia Coppola at Her Best
Sofia Coppola’s film about the relationship between teenage Priscilla Presley and Elvis, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, is outstanding
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David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Misses the Mark
Premiering at the Venice Film Festival, this dark thriller about an assassin (Michael Fassbender) out for revenge doesn’t quite hit its target
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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Is a Beautiful Tribute to Leonard Bernstein
Despite what you’ve heard from the Twitterati, Cooper’s film about Bernstein and his wife Felicia’s relationship is an absolute marvel
- VENICE REVIEW
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‘Fremont’ Is the Best Kind of Indie-Movie Throwback
A deadpan look at diaspora life in America, this tale of an Afghan immigrant feels like it could have been plucked out of the early Nineties
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‘Ferrari’ Boasts an Oscar-Worthy Penélope Cruz and Some Very Sexy Cars
Michael Mann’s biopic of Enzo Ferrari, starring Adam Driver, made its premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. And Penélope Cruz is the big winner
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A Rare, Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Taliban — and Their U.S. Weapons
Hollywoodgate, premiering at the Venice Film Festival, is a curious doc with unusual access to the Taliban after America’s Afghanistan withdrawal
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