Anders and Aren discuss Creed II: the latest in the Rocky series is an enjoyable if overstuffed sequel that looks at different father and child relationships while calling back to the old Rocky films.
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? proves the maxim that all it takes to make a good movie is a compelling story and some good actors in the lead.
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In the summer of The Matrix David Cronenberg made another virtual reality film that continued his explorations of bodies and technology, challenging our notions of the flesh and machine.
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Kubrick’s first feature is an intriguing yet flawed allegorical war picture.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is bleak and darkly funny Western anthology from the Coen Brothers, but doesn’t quite add up to more than the sum of its parts.
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Drab, silly, and oh so literal, Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the Dario Argento horror film makes all the wrong choices.
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An explosive work that interrogates sex in ways that cinema rarely manages and captures the profound atomization of our modern world.
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David Cronenberg’s most-forgotten film is a dramatic powerhouse and an insightful deconstruction of misogyny and Orientalist notions of China.
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Jacques Audiard’s film is a worthwhile adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s bestselling novel, even if its tone is occasionally off-putting.
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Exploring all nine films in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and what makes this often scary, usually campy, and frequently bizarre horror series worth watching.
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A feeble monster movie and a flaccid horror comedy.
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Dario Argento’s horror-thriller Deep Red is a bridge between modern slasher cinema and the nightmares of folklore.
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A remarkable examination of poaching in Northern Kenya that works as both a perceptive documentary and an exciting thriller.
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A useful record of the 2016 Brexit vote, but a repetitive piece of filmmaking.
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David Cronenberg’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ most-famous novel is a perceptive look at the artist, but also a repulsive and disorienting work.
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Netflix’s dramatic crime thriller starring Jason Bateman takes the reins from the service’s previous hits, Bloodline and Narcos.
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A worthwhile debut from the filmmaker behind Blue Ruin and Green Room.
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Dead Ringers is a profound work of alienation and a beguiling tragedy.
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s Showtime series is the most insightful, and confrontational, work of satire that has so far appeared in the Age of Trump.
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Spike Lee’s newest joint isn’t just a great entertainment, but a self-aware exploration of double consciousness and white supremacy in America. One of the year’s best films
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