The New York Times – Film:
This lyrical debut feature from Francisca Alegría is a slow-burning parable about our relationship to each other and to the living world.
Author: Brandon Yu
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‘Crater’ Review: A Rocking Road Trip
The New York Times – Film:
This Disney film is surprisingly nimble at incorporating an emotional core into its sci-fi adventure.
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‘Riceboy Sleeps’ Review: Motherhood and Boyhood in a New Home
The New York Times – Film:
This intimate drama gives a moving, if imperfect, look at a Korean immigrant mother’s struggle to raise her son in 1990s Canada.
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‘Nuclear Now’ Review: Oliver Stone Makes the Case for Power Plants
The New York Times – Film:
The director’s new documentary considers our complicated relationship to nuclear energy and argues that it is our best hope against climate change.
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‘Quasi’ Review: Medieval Inanity
The New York Times – Film:
The new film from the comedy troupe Broken Lizard is a goofy take on the story of the famed hunchback Quasimodo.
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‘One True Loves’ Review: A Romance Lost at Sea
The New York Times – Film:
A film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel has potential for drama, but it stumbles on stock melodrama.
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‘Ride On’ Review: Jackie Chan, Back on the Horse
The New York Times – Film:
Chan, playing a former stuntman, has a few good trademark fight scenes, but the film is too busy stuffing sentimental elements into its lowbrow comedy premise.
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‘Praise This’ Review: An Unlikely Savior
The New York Times – Film:
The R&B singer-songwriter Chloe Bailey stars in this musical comedy about an aspiring pop singer who lands in a scrappy competitive gospel group.
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ Review: The Case of the Innocuous Sequel
The New York Times – Film:
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston return as private detectives in this Netflix follow-up comedy.