

Jeannette Catsoulis
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‘Absolution’ Review: Brain Drain
Liam Neeson plays a regretful gangster with a serious medical condition in this drab, downbeat action movie.

‘Magpie’ Review: An Unhappily Married Woman
Daisy Ridley plays a time bomb with a simmering fuse in this slow yet gripping adultery thriller.

‘Rumours’ Review: No One Will Save Us
Cate Blanchette stars as a lusty, preening stateswomen in a geopolitical satire from the experimental filmmaker Guy Maddin.

‘Daytime Revolution’ Review: Coffee and Counterculture
John Lennon and Yoko Ono invade middle-American living rooms in this cute but shallow documentary.

‘Matt and Mara’ Review: Will They or Won’t They?
Two former college friends reconnect for a possible romance in this irritatingly vague and vapid drama.

‘Look Into My Eyes’ Review: Emotional Rescue
This fascinating documentary that profiles seven New York City psychics is both profoundly sad and surprisingly hopeful.

‘Hoard’ Review: Dirty Romancing
A spiraling teenager and a tenderhearted garbage collector bond over debris in this stunningly unconventional drama.

‘Strange Darling’ Review: Assume Nothing
In this cheeky, cunningly assembled thriller, a serial killer gets a satisfying and surprising comeuppance.

‘Cuckoo’ Review: Never Has a Movie Been More Aptly Named
Dan Stevens and Hunter Schafer face off in this unexpectedly fun and undeniably nutty horror-comedy about cross-species pollination.

‘Rhinegold’ Review: Rapping With a Rap Sheet
Based on the life of an Iranian German drug dealer and rapper, Fatih Akin’s interminable drama feels uncomfortably partial to its violent subject.