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Death of a Unicorn (2025)

Comedy Rated R

“You have to admire the ambition and bonkers vision.”

The French Connection (1971)

Drama Rated R

“Rightly remembered for a pivotal car chase…”

Scarecrow (1973)

Drama Rated R

“A treasure of the 1970s…”

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.”

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The Way We Were (1973)

Drama Rated PG

“… fascinating as a study of Streisand and Redford’s onscreen personas.”

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)

Drama Rated NR

“There is a purity … that gives it a transcendental aura.”

La Ricotta (1963)

Drama Rated NR

“… about modernity’s failure and inability to take the crucifixion seriously—to say nothing of Jesus’ words about caring for the poor.”


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