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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)…”

Emilia Pérez (2024)

Musical Rated R

“It’s hard to describe how far off the rails Emilia Pérez goes…”

Dog Man (2025)

Family Rated PG

“… honors the scribbled-on-the-back-of-your-homework style of Pilkey’s drawings, while also deepening the world.”

Presence (2025)

Drama Rated R

“Soderbergh gets significant mileage out of the visual conceit alone.”

I’m Still Here (2024)

Drama Rated PG-13

“… no stoic, generic portrait of resilience, but one that’s always counting the cost.”

Nickel Boys (2024)

Drama Rated PG-13

” … overflows with formal ingenuity and daring.”

Wolf Man (2025)

Horror Rated R

“One of our most elusive movie monsters avoids capture once again.”

Red Rooms (2024)

Thriller Rated NR

“… the return on icky investment just isn’t there.”

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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