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‘Happy Holidays’ Review: A Cleverly Structured Palestinian Drama Explores Constriction and Complicity in Israeli Society
The latest feature by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Scandar Copti ('Ajami') observes four characters whose fates are linked through a series of surprising events.
- Movie Reviews
- Sep 7, 2024 6:45 am
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Lovia Gyarkye
TIFF 2024: Read THR’s Reviews of the Movies Screening at the Toronto Film Festival (Updating)
The Hollywood Reporter critics weigh in on this year’s crop of titles, from biopics to documentaries, sweeping epics to intimate character studies, tear-jerking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies.
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- Sep 5, 2024 10:47 am
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David Rooney, Lovia Gyarkye, Daniel Fienberg, Angie Han, Jon Frosch, Leslie Felperin, Jordan Mintzer, Caryn James, Stephen Farber
‘Familiar Touch’ Review: A Tender Debut Frames Older Adulthood as Its Own Coming-of-Age
Kathleen Chalfant stars in Sarah Friedland's drama following an octogenarian as she confronts the realities of dementia and moving into an assisted living facility.
- Movie Reviews
- Sep 3, 2024 5:30 am
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘Nobu’ Review: A Glowing and Straightforward Portrait of the Japanese Chef and His Empire
In his latest documentary, Matt Tyrnauer chronicles how Nobu Matsuhisa became a global phenomenon.
- Movie Reviews
- Sep 1, 2024 5:21 pm
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘The End’ Review: Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon in Joshua Oppenheimer’s Ambitious, Uneven Post-Apocalyptic Musical
The last family on Earth finds their careful facade disrupted by a stranger in this narrative debut from the documentarian, also starring George MacKay and Moses Ingram.
- Movie Reviews
- Sep 1, 2024 8:25 am
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler Buoys Malcolm Washington’s Dutiful August Wilson Adaptation
Two siblings fight over the fate of a family heirloom in the Netflix film produced by Denzel Washington and costarring John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.
- Movie Reviews
- Aug 31, 2024 3:54 pm
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘Zurawski v Texas’ Review: Galvanizing Hillary Clinton-Produced Doc Surveys the Harsh Reality of a Post-Roe World
Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence are also on board for Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault’s chronicle of four women involved in a high-stakes lawsuit against restrictive abortion laws.
- Movie Reviews
- Aug 31, 2024 3:00 pm
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘Nickel Boys’ Review: RaMell Ross’ Remarkable Colson Whitehead Adaptation Takes Risks That Pay Off
Two Black boys navigate a punishing reform school in the 'Hale County This Morning, This Evening' director's film starring Brandon Wilson, Ethan Herisse and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
- Movie Reviews
- Aug 31, 2024 7:19 am
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘Piece By Piece’ Review: Morgan Neville’s Animated Pharrell Williams Doc Inspires Wonder, and Some Questions
Premiering at Telluride, the filmmaker's latest chronicles the early years and success of Williams exclusively through LEGO animation.
- Movie Reviews
- Aug 30, 2024 7:13 pm
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Lovia Gyarkye
Critic’s Notebook: At Democratic National Convention, a Polished and Presidential Kamala Harris Plays It Safe
The vice president's forcefully delivered speech flaunted her political skills and readiness for the job, even if it was short on the kind of imagination some might have hoped for.
- TV Reviews
- Aug 23, 2024 12:17 am
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Lovia Gyarkye
Critic’s Notebook: The ‘Love Island USA’ Reunion Illustrated Reality TV’s Toxic Contradictions
The highly anticipated season 6 reunion, hosted by Ariana Madix, felt more like a public service announcement against bullying than a satisfying conclusion for fans.
- TV Reviews
- Aug 20, 2024 5:06 pm
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Lovia Gyarkye
‘The Deliverance’ Review: Andra Day and Glenn Close Work Hard but Can’t Salvage Lee Daniels’ Erratic Spiritual Horror
A single mother and her family are haunted by malevolent spirits in the 'Precious' director's latest feature, co-starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Mo'Nique.
- Movie Reviews
- Aug 15, 2024 7:00 pm
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Lovia Gyarkye