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Mickey 17 (2025)

Comedy Rated R

“… may not be my preferred mode of Bong Joon-Ho, but it’s the mode we need right now.”

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2025)

Drama Rated PG-13

“There is the sense that magic is in the air, for both ill and good.”

Mother (2009)

Thriller Rated R

“. . . it’s as if a dark tragedy has been cast with lovable clowns.”

Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)

Drama Rated NR

“. . . announced a huge talent in service of a particular vision.”

Starlet (2012)

Drama Rated NR

“Sean Baker’s movies see people for their humanity first and their circumstances second…”

Prince of Broadway (2008)

Drama Rated NR

“… bestows a certain innocence on a seedy milieu.”

Grand Theft Hamlet (2025)

Documentary Rated R

“High art collides with low expectations, resulting in something like a renewed faith in humanity.”

Take Out (2004)

Drama Rated NR

“… builds to one of those climactic grace notes that would define later Baker movies.”

Paris is Burning (1990)

Documentary Rated R

“… crackles because of its subjects.”

No Other Land (2024)

Documentary Rated NR

“It boggles the mind (and moral compass)…”

Recent Reviews

The Bride! (2026)

Horror Rated R

“The fun here is in the audacious attempt and the performances.”

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Comedy Rated NR

“A bit of a whiff for Frank Capra…”

Stand By Me (1986)

Drama Rated R

“… has a wistful, morbid magic.”


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