The New York Times – Film:
The 10th movie in this horror series gives the fans what they want.
Author: Beatrice Loayza
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‘The Origin of Evil’ Review: Daddy Issues
The New York Times – Film:
“Succession” meets Brian De Palma in this delicious family-fortune thriller from France, directed by Sébastien Marnier.
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‘Rebel’ Review: A Family Caught in the Islamic State’s Snare
The New York Times – Film:
This musical drama about Islamic extremism (yes, you read that right) crowds out its finer points with spectacle.
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‘Joyce Carol Oates’ Review: What’s She Thinking?
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This generic documentary, subtitled “A Body in the Service of Mind,” is so fixated on canonizing its subject that it skirts around what makes her so intriguing: her peculiar and provocative ideas.
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‘Fremont’ Review: Rapid Transit
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This dry, understated film follows a young Afghan refugee looking for connection in her new home, the San Francisco Bay Area.
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‘Our Father, the Devil’ Review: Wash Away Your Sins
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In this absorbing psychological thriller, a Guinean refugee living in France is rattled by the appearance of a menacing figure from her past.
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‘Between Two Worlds’ Review: Juliette Binoche Goes Undercover
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In this social-justice drama, the French actress plays an investigative journalist who poses as a cleaner to expose worker exploitation.
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‘Lady Killer’ and ‘The Strange Mister Victor’ Review
The New York Times – Film:
Two newly restored films by the director Jean Grémillon, whom cinephiles discuss like a special secret, get a second life in theaters.