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Robert Abele
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Going off the grid in a van has its hazards in the half-scary ‘Passenger’
Jason Scipio, Lou Llobell and Melissa Leo co-star in a generic piece of nighttime driving horror, doubly cursed for arriving during a moment of creativity…
‘Star Wars’ wends its way back to theaters via an unlikely duo in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’
Streaming series creator Jon Favreau shepherds his hit into an enjoyable if inessential summer popcorn movie loaded with the creatures you're looking for.
‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ fictionalizes the voice in Putin’s ear, guiding his rise to power
Jude Law, Paul Dano and Alicia Vikander topline a fine cast that does its best to inject depth into director Olivier Assayas' regrettably glib historical…
Trees have much to tell us in the thoughtful eco-forward drama ‘Silent Friend’
Director Ildiko Enyedi and Hong Kong legend Tony Leung Chiu-wai blend their talents into a movie about nature itself.
For her first documentary, ‘Our Land,’ Argentina’s Lucrecia Martel chases down a murder
A fiction filmmaker known for obliquely powerful explorations of class, race and colonialism turns her eye to a local crime that exposes a deeper rift…
A painful, provocative reunion demands your empathy in the daring ‘Blue Film’
Starring Tony-winner Reed Birney and 'Boots' star Kieron Moore, wrier-director Elliot Tuttle's sex-work drama explores subjects that rarely make it to screen.
An oppressively dumbed-down ‘Animal Farm’ has little use for George Orwell’s ideas
Originally a kid-friendly entry point into political allegory, the novella has been reduced to a cloud of animated fizz, with little nuance remaining.
In ‘Omaha,’ a father and his girls hit the road, with tensions along for the ride
John Magaro, an actor who excels in tricky parts (he played the third wheel in "Past Lives"), tunnels inward for a portrayal of a father…
In the wake of war, a German boy finds a way forward in the arresting ‘Amrum’
As World War II comes to a close, a Nazi-associated family eases into a brave new world in this unusual, empathetic drama, originated by late…
Passion spills over in the loose-limbed ‘Erupcja,’ starring Charli XCX
When two old pals reconnect, volcanoes spew and current romantic partners fear the worst in Pete Ohs' transporting tale of female friendship and release.