‘Mafia Mamma’ Review: An Offer You Can Refuse
Toni Collette has no chance of saving this jumble of Mob clichés and female empowerment.
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ Review: A Visit With Mommy Dearest
In Ari Aster’s latest freakout, Joaquin Phoenix plays a sad sack who endures a crucible of suffering to see his monstrous mother. Paging Dr. Freud!
‘Sick of Myself’ Review: When Main Character Syndrome Runs Amok
From Norway, this smug satire tracks the rise and fall of an attention-seeking young woman who intentionally disfigures herself by taking a sketchy Russian drug.
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‘Tommy Guns’ Review: A Shape-Shifting Spectacle of Military Life
Portuguese boys train for service in occupied Angola in Carlos Conceição’s drama, which incorporates elements of a ghost story.