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Friday, May 20, 2022

To rattle the Cage: ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ sees Nic Cage face off with his mythos

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Behind the camera and in front of it, Cage is a walking affirmation that Hollywood is the unhinged, glamorous jungle everyone suspects it to be.
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Film & Television

Monday, May 23, 2022
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‘Fire Island’ sparks, sizzles in witty, warm queer adaptation of classic

A contemporary take on Jane Austen’s classic “Pride and Prejudice,” the film maintains the levity and comedy that ground the source material while also updating the story with a contemporary, resonant context.
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Film & Television

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ is delightfully pure, joyful queer love story

“Heartstopper” is the epitome of a young queer love story that is incredibly entrancing, joyfully pure and a magical portrayal of one’s first relationship.
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Film & Television

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ charts generic, self-indulgent path to the past

Throughout its run, “Top Gun: Maverick” demonstrates no interest in understanding any of the world beyond Maverick (and Cruise) at all.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ artfully twists reality

While Marvel cinema typically centers on an external conflict between hero and villain, “Moon Knight” focuses on a mental battle of self-love and worth.
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Film & Television

Thursday, May 12, 2022
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‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ is dizzying departure from Marvel magic

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” restricts its scope, dismaying as one of Marvel’s most disenchanting projects.
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Film & Television

Thursday, May 12, 2022
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‘892’ drags as uncreative look at institutional failing

Where “Dog Day Afternoon” garners sympathy for its characters organically and in postscript, “892” endeavors to emotionally control viewers from start to finish.
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Film & Television

Monday, May 9, 2022
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‘Riotsville, USA’ is deft, piercing narrative of American police-media symbiosis

Tethered to conspicuously directional source material, the film’s pushback against the defense system and its media corollaries is hermetic and anticipatory of recent events.
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Film & Television

Saturday, April 30, 2022
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‘Anaïs in Love’ is balmy, half-baked romance

The film positions its only point of intrigue as its lesbian romance, an insufficient measure given its lack of depth and inchoate narratives.
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Film & Television

Thursday, April 21, 2022
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‘The Northman’ opens the Gates of Hel, spawning virulent Viking camp

There is no dearth of ambition in Robert Eggers’ third feature, which forsakes arid Viking drudgery — the kind mired in the myriad folktales “The Northman” sources from — for orgiastic, chainmail-clad antics.
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