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Bigbug

Bigbug

At first "Bigbug" seems like an odd title for a science fiction comedy with no b...

I Want You Back

I Want You Back

Jenny Slate and Charlie Day deserve better than “I Want You Back,” a leaden rom-...

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

The champagne is sparkling, the wood decks are gleaming, and the white linens ar...

Catch the Fair One

Catch the Fair One

"You think I remember their names?" When this line comes, the audience has been ...

Marry Me

Marry Me

What’s the difference between the new Jennifer Lopez rom-com “Marry Me” and a he...

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Gentle and lilting, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” moves at a hiker’s pace.  T...

The Wolf and the Lion

The Wolf and the Lion

“The Wolf and the Lion” is a lot like the internet: about half aww-inspiring sce...

The Long Night

The Long Night

“The Long Night” wants to create a sense of encroaching fear and unease in viewe...

The Worst Person in the World

The Worst Person in the World

There’s a restlessness that arises within when, by society’s punitive standards,...

Alone with You

Alone with You

As cinematic sub-genres go, “the pandemic metaphor” is a legitimate category the...

Last Looks

Last Looks

"Last Looks" starts with a montage: a man lives in a trailer in the wild, washin...

Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

There are a few recent movies that I wish I could’ve seen projected in a movie t...

Book of Love

Book of Love

It feels sort of mean trashing “Book of Love,” a bilingual romantic comedy that ...

Apple TV+ Thriller Suspicion Raises Too Many Doubts

Apple TV+ Thriller Suspicion Raises Too Many Doubts

Almost exactly a month ago, Apple became the first corporation in history to rea...

The Promise of Life: Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve on The Worst Person in the World

The Promise of Life: Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve o...

One of the best movies of last year, Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the Wo...

Moonfall

Moonfall

Roland Emmerich destroys the world again with “Moonfall,” but this time his hear...

The Requin

The Requin

Fans of cheap thrills and cheesy B-movies are sure to be frustrated by “The Requ...

Sundance 2022: Phoenix Rising, The Dark Heart, Bring on the Dancing Horses

Sundance 2022: Phoenix Rising, The Dark Heart, Bring on...

Television has slowly worked its way into the Sundance program over the last dec...

Self Portrait in Yellow: A Yellowjackets Video Essay

Self Portrait in Yellow: A Yellowjackets Video Essay

I didn't so much see myself in "Yellowjackets" as I felt like my memory had been...

#425 February 1, 2022

#425 February 1, 2022

Matt writes: The 2022 Sundance Film Festival virtually presented numerous titles...