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.
Author: Brandon Yu
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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.
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‘The Wandering Earth II’ Review: It Wanders Too Far
The New York Times – Film:
The audacious sequel to Frant Gwo’s 2019 sci-fi blockbuster follows survivors working to avert planetary disaster, but it loses much of the glee of its predecessor.
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‘Back to the Wharf’ Review: Ghosts of the Past
The New York Times – Film:
Li Xiaofeng’s film turns a crime soap opera into an allegory about China’s head-spinning modernization.
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‘House Party’ Review: A Rager Gone South
The New York Times – Film:
Directed by Calmatic, “House Party” reboots the 1990 Kid ’n Play cult comedy with the help of LeBron James.