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The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Musical Rated NR

“…of interest as a possible peek into Rogers and Astaire’s actual working relationship.”

Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

Comedy Rated NR

“…just when it seems to settle in as a black comedy, the movie turns grisly.”

20th Century Women (2016)

Drama Rated R

“…for most of these characters, this is a season of life in which everything seems to be happening too quickly.”

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Drama Rated R

“…has no compelling center.”

Paterson (2016)

Comedy Rated R

“…exudes something that eludes so many of us: contentment.”

Hidden Figures (2016)

Drama Rated PG

“…a rare glimpse of the black experience as it pertains to wider American history.”

Fences (2016)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…depicts a man whose entire world exists in a tug-of-war between the Civil War and Civil Rights.”

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Drama Rated R

“…hilarious, bizarre, and oddly sweet.”

Jackie (2016)

Drama Rated R

“…a psychodrama more than a standard biopic.”

Julieta (2016)

Drama Rated R

“…unfolds with a Hitchcockian sense of mystery and Almodovar’s usual bursts of color.”

Recent Reviews

The Great Santini (1979)

Drama Rated PG

“… has a literally commanding Duvall at the center of it.”

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Drama Rated PG-13

“Ryan Gosling passes the Muppet test with Project Hail Mary, even though it’s not a Muppet movie.”

Out of the Past (1947)

Thriller Rated NR

“Mitchum holds the screen in the palm of his hand without appearing to even try…”


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