The British crime thriller plays out a meat-and-potatoes (or bangers-and-mash) revenge story with suitable menace and more than a dash of Grand Guignol.The British crime…
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Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam and William T. Williams: Abstract Artists and Old Friends
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Matthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With “Dimes Square,” his depiction of a downtown…
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This week, “Picard” increases the stakes with unpredictable villains and ancestors with a lot to lose.This week, “Picard” increases the stakes with unpredictable villains and…
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Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor have a meet-cute en route to Mars in the young adult rom-com “Moonshot,” streaming on HBO Max.Cole Sprouse and Lana…
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In this new thriller set in the countryside, tension mounts between two men until a home invasion takes it to homicidal heights.In this new thriller…
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Hearty performances elevate this effusive Disney+ family comedy, even as the movie itself is awkward in its handling of its core subject.Hearty performances elevate this…
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A boutique cultivator competing with industrial farms initiates a war of the roses in this gentle French comedy by Pierre Pinaud.A boutique cultivator competing with…
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This misbegotten family drama, starring a squandered all-Black ensemble, begins with stolen baseball cards.This misbegotten family drama, starring a squandered all-Black ensemble, begins with stolen…
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Sergei Loznitsa’s new documentary, about the mass murder of Ukrainian Jews in 1941, arrives in theaters with a grim context of its own.Sergei Loznitsa’s new…
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