Category: Movies

‘Your Place or Mine’ Review: Try Neither

The New York Times – Movies:
This humdrum Netflix romantic comedy features Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as longtime friends with possibly hidden feelings for each other.
What an ’80s Feeling: ‘Flashdance’ Turns 40

The New York Times – Music:
The film helped bring breaking into the mainstream. Over the years, it also became famous for the subs and doubles of its star, Jennifer Beals.
‘Sweetheart’ Review: A Seaside Crush

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In this British coming-of-age film, a young lesbian stumbles through some important firsts.
‘Somebody I Used to Know’ Review: Reigniting Old Flames

The New York Times – Movies:
In Dave Franco’s new comedy, Alison Brie plays a reality television showrunner attempting to break up her ex-boyfriend’s engagement.
‘Huesera: The Bone Woman’ Review: What to Dread When You’re Expecting

The New York Times – Movies:
In Michelle Garza Cervera’s terrifying and transfixing debut feature, a pregnant woman battles visions of a demoness who threatens her body and mind.
‘Of an Age’ Review: A Boy’s Own (Coming Out) Story

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In 1999 Melbourne, a teenage outsider meets a young man who’s smart, kind, sensitive and looks mighty fine in a tight black T-shirt.
‘Hannah Ha Ha’ Review: Making Ends Meet

The New York Times – Movies:
The directors Jordan Tetewsky and Joshua Pikovsky offer a warm examination of what it means to do meaningful work in a world that undervalues it.
‘Attachment’ Review: Demon Lover

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Mysterious behavior leads to an over-familiar reveal in this supernatural horror movie.
‘Consecration’ Review: Something Unholy

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This unsatisfying horror film follows a woman’s search for clues after her brother’s mysterious death at a seaside convent.
‘The Blue Caftan’ Review: Secrets of Silk

The New York Times – Movies:
In this luscious Moroccan drama, a tailor and his wife strive to save their craft, and their unusual companionship, in the face of illness and change.
‘Cinema Sabaya’ Review: Conversations and Compassion in a Small Town in Israel

The New York Times – Movies:
Israel’s Oscar entry is a documentary-style chamber piece about a video workshop for Arab and Jewish women whose conclusions feel, well, tired.
‘The Civil Dead’ Review: Spirit in Disguise

The New York Times – Movies:
In this gentle ghost story, an aimless photographer meets an old friend with an unusual secret.