Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ is tragic, beautiful, meta-movie
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“Pain and Glory” transcends genres and transcends topics. It brings to light just how diverse a director Almodóvar is.
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‘Joker’ is self-serious clownery masquerading as art
And, in its pompous self-seriousness, incoherent narrative and utter lack of depth, the film succeeds — in being tragically bad.
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Roomcap: There’s no refuge for the rogue in ‘Room 104’
Zohara lies on the floor, singing a haunting children’s rhyme to herself as if it is a form of comfort. But as she turns the light off to go to sleep, she hears screaming and banging from outside the room.
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Season 4 premiere of ‘The Good Place’ was good
On Thursday night, the bittersweet final first episode aired on NBC and signaled that this farewell season will indeed be a fun one.
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‘Britt-Marie Was Here’ is slow, poignant journey of self-discovery
The beauty of “Britt-Marie Was Here” is that, while the main character is on the older side, the story does not revolve around her age.
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Roomcap: No bed bugs, just psychological terror and skin lesions in episode 3 of ‘Room 104’
The emotional stress beautifully exhibited by Castro is furthered when, after thinking he solved his illness by discovering he had been “abducted by aliens,” Craig wakes up to realize his skin lesions have worsened and spread.
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‘The Death of Dick Long’ is inconsistent yet deeply empathetic
Simply put, “The Death of Dick Long” is a film about the confused death of the proud, dick-measuring masculinity of American tradition.
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‘Abominable’ tells you to eat your pork buns
“Abominable” is unapologetically DreamWorks. As usual, the humor is brazenly absurd, but oh so relatable, with the power to make old fans have stomachaches of laughter.
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‘Always in Season’ is horrific reminder of racial injustices still seen in America
In the politically charged climate Americans live in today, with bigotry and white supremacy reminiscent of the past making alarming comebacks, Olive’s documentary is a stark underscoring of the horrors Black Americans still face beyond what the media shows us.
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‘Downton Abbey’ satisfies old fans, creating new ones alike
In all its solemnity, “Downton Abbey” is also keen on a cheeky lightheartedness that complements and defines the bonds between its characters.
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