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It’s hard to hear the term “white savior” in the cinema and not think of Peter O’Toole. Any film which puts a caucasian in an embattled situation with a community of color as its problem-solver/hero invites the comparison, as O’Toole … Continue reading →

The comparisons with “Silence of the Lambs” litter the reviewing landscape of the wintry Oregon-set thriller “Longlegs.” It’s a horror movie with higher ambitions, or at least pretensions, thanks to its casting of Nicolas Cage as an aged, high-voiced, Satan-worshipping … Continue reading →

The image is so iconic, so striking, and occurs so early in the immaculately realized period piece “The Convert” that you can’t miss its meaning. Guy Pearce, at his most dashing and playing a lay preacher new to a tiny … Continue reading →

I’ve read a few books on the subject, including the most recent scholarship about “Doolittle’s Raid” on Tokyo, one of the more daring American air exploits of World War II. And I distinctly recall the chill that went through my … Continue reading →

Lisa Kudrow and Jemaine Clement’s presence notwithstanding, I’m going to take a wild guess and say this summer’s Taika Waititi Version of Terry Gilliam’s fantasy classic “Time Bandits” could be the 2024 equivalent of George Clooney’s attempted “Catch-22.” The delirious … Continue reading →

“The Champion” is a formulaic Spanish sports melodrama about an athlete with “issues” finding his way back to public favor and his place within “the beautiful game.” It’s not subtle, featuring a rageaholic soccer star whose tantrums are over the … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s another weekend of animation domination of the summer box office, with a mediocre “Despicable Me” sequel — “Despicable Me 4” — clearing another $44 6 million, according to Deadline.com. But the year-long absent horror film audience is the … Continue reading →

The later films of David Lean are works of such visual ambition and scale that they can let the viewer lose track of the connective thread, the relationships and characters that make “Bridge on the River Kwai,” “Lawrence of Arabia” … Continue reading →

Oh no, not a superheroine movie. A cheated, abused woman tracks down her most violent childhood friend for…an offer. “We need a proper plan.” “Are you sure you want him actually dead?” Aug 30. UK and US?

Asking for a friend. Endless variations on these adorable teasers, tie-ins and trailers. Too many? Getting there.