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“The Taste of Things” is the latest movie to luxuriate in France’s gourmand tradition, a safe way of attracting audiences outside the country.
Author: Beatrice Loayza
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‘Manodrome’ Review: The Manosphere Gets a Crude Awakening
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An unemployed dad-to-be is seduced by a misogynist group who call themselves “the guys” in this sensationalizing drama starring Jesse Eisenberg.
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‘Wingwomen’ Review: A Crew of Femme Fatales
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A feisty Adèle Exarchopoulos does the heavy lifting in this otherwise uninspired action-comedy set in France.
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‘Four Daughters’ Review: The Role Family Plays
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This documentary from Kaouther Ben Hania restages pivotal moments from a family’s life.
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A Cannes Winner Asks: What if the Powerful Woman Isn’t Punished?
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The French director Justine Triet’s movies explore the anxieties of women who work and play hard. Her latest, “Anatomy of a Fall,” won the Palme d’Or.
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‘The Road Dance’ Review: A World War I Weepie
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Based on a Scottish best seller, the movie is a standard period drama that arrives at hard truths with a hammy delivery.
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When Did the Plot Become the Only Way to Judge a Movie?
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At the New York Film Festival, auteurs conjure up moods and sensory experiences that show why the story isn’t always the thing.
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Diving Into ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
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We knew Ellen Burstyn would be back. But what else? A discussion of some of the spoiler moments in the new sequel to the 1973 horror classic.
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‘More Than Ever’ Review: A Shared Melancholy
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This middlebrow weepie about a woman dying from a rare lung disease stars Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel in his final role before his death in 2022.