The New York Times – Film:
The filmmaker behind “Garden State” has created a fully drawn female character in Florence Pugh’s grieving addict. But this recovery drama often has too heavy a hand.
Author: Brandon Yu
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‘Full River Red’ Review: A Song Dynasty Blockbuster
The New York Times – Film:
The latest film from Zhang Yimou weaves slapstick fun into an investigation of a 12th-century political murder.
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‘Therapy Dogs’ Review: It’s Time to Be Real
The New York Times – Film:
This low-budget film by a pair of high schoolers offers a bracing, impressionistic portrait of senior year as it’s happening.
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‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ Review: The Getaway Car Is Stuck on Cruise
The New York Times – Film:
Guy Ritchie’s latest action-comedy puts Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza in the middle of a rote heist story.
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‘Bruiser’ Review: Of Fathers and Fractures
The New York Times – Film:
A teenage boy is caught between the man who raised him and a new guiding figure in this affecting study of masculinity and coming of age.
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‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Still Flies High
The New York Times – Film:
A restored version of the film, which has returned to theaters, amplifies the ways in which it was groundbreaking.
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‘Devil’s Peak’ Review: The Curse of a Family Name
The New York Times – Film:
In this thin drama, Billy Bob Thornton plays a menacing drug kingpin whose son begins to question their way of life.
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‘Consecration’ Review: Something Unholy
The New York Times – Film:
This unsatisfying horror film follows a woman’s search for clues after her brother’s mysterious death at a seaside convent.
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‘The Locksmith’ Review: A Botched Job
The New York Times – Film:
Ryan Phillippe plays a lock picker trying to escape his past in this clunky, clichéd crime thriller.