‘After Yang’ is supremely tender sci-fi memorabilia
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Kogonoda’s latest is at once universally and deeply personally felt — a self-reflective, nuanced journey that uncovers hidden emotions and profundity within every viewer.
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Burton’s best of the decade, ‘Dumbo’ still lands with a thump
An impersonal reimagining of an artistic Hail Mary for the purpose of a box office guarantor, the film is one of those chores that’s somehow both bloated with inanities and empty of vision.
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Yes, Dumbledore is still gay. No, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ is still not portraying it
It is not enough to say that an LGBTQ+ character’s sexual orientation doesn’t need to be addressed because “gay people just look like … people.”
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‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ is poignant character-driven legal drama: An interview with writer-director Dan Gilroy
In an interview with the Daily Californian, Gilroy elaborated on his extensive research with civil rights and activist attorneys.
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‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ blends horror, humor of discomfort
As terrible as this film might make one feel, it is excellently done, slowly building up to a disturbingly quiet dread.
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‘The Beguiled’ subverts male gaze through Sofia Coppola’s powerhouse direction
“The Beguiled” is a true testament to the woman behind the camera — a film with inspired visuals and masterful performances, and which imparts a needed feminist stamp on a story (the 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood, based on Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name) originally known for its pulp alone.
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Picks of the week: Stay bougie for under $15
It’s no secret that the Bay Area is the most expensive metropolitan area in the United States. It’s also no secret that it’s home to all sorts of exciting adventures that you can take, even on a budget. With this week’s picks, all guaranteed to cost $15 or less to
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‘True Detective’ 2×08: ‘Omega Station’
Season two of “True Detective” was doomed from the start. Expectations grew greater and greater as the premiere grew nearer and nearer, and with the bar so high, it was almost inevitable that the show would fail to impress. The degree to which this season fell flat, however, is utterly
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‘True Detective’ 2×07: ‘Black Mobs and Motel Rooms’
We’re one episode away from the finale, and “True Detective” has started making sense. We begin with a still-high Ani (Rachel McAdams), shockingly sober Ray (Colin Farrell) and stressed-out Paul (Taylor Kitsch) in a shabby, run-down house. They’ve just fled from Caspere’s crew’s party, where they uncovered evidence, saved Ani’s
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‘True Detective’ 2×06: ‘Church in Ruins’
In this week’s episode of “True Detective,” we start right where we left off, with Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell) and Frank Semyon (Vince Vaughn) engaged in a tense debate that sets the tone for the rest of the high-drama episode. In last week’s episode, Ray discovered that the man Frank
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