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‘Parasite’s Deceptively Brilliant Class Critique Pays Off (NYFF57)

Parasite is probably one of the most deceptive films in theaters this year, but not because it looks like one thing and proves to be another. Rather, it is exactly what it looks like, and

Posted on October 3, 2019

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Review

‘Pain and Glory’ Is More Than Almodovar’s 8 1/2 (NYFF57)

Pain and Glory, now at the New York Film Festival, marks the eighth time

October 2, 2019

Review

‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Celebrates the Sensuality of the Female Gaze (NYFF57)

Celine Sciamma’s gorgeous Portrait of a Lady on Fire meticulously

September 30, 2019

DameStruck, Review

DameStruck: Not Wanted (1949)

Not Wanted is something of an outlier in director Ida Lupino’s oeuvre

September 25, 2019

Review

‘Human Capital’ Fails to Fully Capitalize on Its Humanity (TIFF 2019)

Human Capital, which premiered at TIFF this week, is the fifth film from

September 13, 2019

Review

‘Grit’ Shines a Hopeful, Furious Light on an Environmental Disaster

In 2006, a massive eruption of hot mud in Sidoarjo, Indonesia buried 16

September 9, 2019

Review

‘It: Chapter Two’: Fewer Scares, More Fright

In the two years since It was unleashed on the world, enthusiasm for the

September 9, 2019