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The Visit (2015)

Horror Rated PG-13

“…generates enough low-key creepiness to make Shyamalan once more worthy of discussion.”

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Drama Rated R

“…the inherent stodginess of Biblical adaptations (to say nothing of Harvey Keitel’s Brooklyn accent) ultimately manages to prevail.”

Queen of Earth (2015)

Drama Rated NR

“…both a self-conscious homage and a frustrating dither.”

School Daze (1988)

Comedy Rated R

“Skin tone is crucial to understanding School Daze’s brazenness as a major-studio film.”

Mistress America (2015)

Comedy Rated R

“…keeps piling on the characters and complications until it’s worked itself up from screwball comedy to straight-out farce.”

Ikiru (1952)

Drama Rated NR

“Talk about a movie that earns its tears.”

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“The 52-year-old Cruise doesn’t look ridiculous at any point, which in itself is ridiculous.”

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2015)

Family Rated PG

“…particularly well-designed inspirational posters.”

The End of the Tour (2015)

Drama Rated R

“…most intriguing as a passive-aggressive competition of egos between the two men.”

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Musical Rated NR

“Astaire and Rogers are so elegantly in sync that the ill-fitting conventions simply melt away.”

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Tender Mercies (1983)

Drama Rated PG

“… an unhurried meditation on prodigal singers and profligate love.”

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.”


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