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Night Moves (1975)

Thriller Rated R

“A shaggy version of Chinatown in many ways…”

Mississippi Burning (1988)

Drama Rated R

“It’s bizarre to cheer on the abuse of civil rights in a movie ostensibly about advancing civil rights.”

Black Bag (2025)

Thriller Rated R

“Fassbender and Blanchett create a singular couple with a provocatively peculiar relationship …”

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.”

Recent Reviews

Power Ballad (2026)

Drama Rated R

“If you weren’t a dad before seeing Power Ballad, you’d likely be transformed into one by the movie’s end.”

Backrooms (2026)

Horror Rated R

“Parsons proves to be an expert manipulator of space with the camera.”

Boxcar Bertha (1972)

Drama Rated R

“Scorsese pulls out a handful of stylistic flourishes…”


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