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Despicable Me 4
(2024)
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Gary Goldstein
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Despite a few chuckles, some capable voice work and plenty of splashy color, it proves a largely empty and exhausting ride.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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Last Summer
(2023)
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Nicolas Rapold
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If anything, “Last Summer” is more commercial-looking and less shocking than much of Breillat’s previous work, but her eye and her insights are sharp as ever.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
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Glenn Whipp
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Murphy is effective, even if the tone has shifted from a brash swagger to nostalgic cheer. The heat is gone. But you knew that.
Posted Jul 02, 2024
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Daddio
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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The truth is that “Daddio” gives both of them [Penn & Johnson] an unbeatable opportunity to shine and it is precisely thanks to them that the film works as well as it does. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 02, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Joshua Rothkopf
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To watch “A Quiet Place: Day One” is to recalibrate your senses — not to the alien horror movie you know is in store but rather, to the intimate human drama it hangs onto.
Posted Jul 01, 2024
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Inside Out 2
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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A decidedly charming tale that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike and will no doubt spark interesting conversations among viewers who have been through similar situations. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 27, 2024
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Janet Planet
(2023)
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Charles McNulty
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“Janet Planet” is a brilliant debut for Baker, who doesn’t so much translate her artistry to the screen as discover a whole new frontier for her singular sensibility.
Posted Jun 25, 2024
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Fancy Dance
(2023)
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Robert Abele
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In “Fancy Dance,” the missing are a crisis, but a culture’s rites of closure shouldn’t be endangered either.
Posted Jun 21, 2024
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Summer Solstice
(2023)
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Robert Abele
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Though modest in aim and light on its feet, it gives hope that, like with Rohmer, trans stories eventually reach all the seasons.
Posted Jun 21, 2024
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Kinds of Kindness
(2024)
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Amy Nicholson
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These slight and samey parables are being hailed as a nasty return to form, which is a polite way of saying that Lanthimos and his co-writer Efthymis Filippou have already said everything in here before
Posted Jun 21, 2024
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Firebrand
(2023)
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Robert Abele
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At a certain point, it feels as if scenes are missing, and what’s left reads as unconvincing.
Posted Jun 17, 2024
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Tuesday
(2023)
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Mark Olsen
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Without the power and nuance that Louis-Dreyfus brings to the role, the drama would not have nearly as much spine or impact as it does.
Posted Jun 17, 2024
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Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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A top-notch film that no film buff, who so admired being one, should miss. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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In A Violent Nature
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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It is impossible not to admire the audacity that Nash had in creating an unusual and even experimental production that cannot be appreciated with indifference. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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Ezra
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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A film that nevertheless deserves to be seen and discussed.
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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The Dead Don't Hurt
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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Mortensen does not aggressively impose his vision on us, nor does he do so with the typical shoot-outs of the genre, which appear in a justified and even responsible manner. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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Young Woman and the Sea
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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A film that is full of production value, filmed with classic elegance and that, above all else, shows new generations a situation that, beyond any commercial imposition, had to be deeply complicated for female development. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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Hit Man
(2023)
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Mark Olsen
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“Hit Man” makes for an undeniable good time. Sometimes all you really need is a couple of impossibly attractive people enjoying each other’s company, captured by a filmmaker who knows when to stay out of their way.
Posted Jun 08, 2024
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The Watchers
(2024)
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Robert Abele
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Between the clunky narrative and the Interesting Shots, you feel defeated by both show and tell.
Posted Jun 08, 2024
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Flipside
(2023)
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Robert Abele
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Wilcha breezily excavates why life can feel so full of promise while also being frustratingly incomplete. He folds in a message of gratitude that tints this sneakily affecting movie with a forgiving sense of color and light.
Posted Jun 08, 2024
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Young Woman and the Sea
(2024)
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Katie Walsh
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This rousing sports biopic is a throwback to the kinds of inspiring underdog stories we love, like “Rudy” but with a girl-power feminist bent and a woman-against-nature theme.
Posted May 31, 2024
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Jim Henson Idea Man
(2024)
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Robert Lloyd
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[Ron Howard] knits a cavalcade of old and new clips and interviews into a film with narrative clarity and emotional force. It would be the very incurious, unreceptive viewer who leaves Idea Man without a heightened appreciation of the human and his work.
Posted May 31, 2024
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2.5/5
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The Learning Curve
(1999)
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Kevin Thomas
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The Learning Curve may not offer anything new, but it has terrific vitality.
Posted May 29, 2024
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The Last Stop in Yuma County
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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In addition to obtaining outstanding performances from all his actors, the director demonstrates that he has extensive knowledge of the cinematographic language, and uses it to immerse us in its simple but ingenious story. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 25, 2024
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Adiós Buenos Aires
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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A fresh and hopeful perspective, in which humor frequently intrudes. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 25, 2024
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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Kingdom is the episode of the series that we didn't know we needed, distinguished by a powerfully set scene, more than decent level acting and a narrative proposal worth appreciating. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 25, 2024
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Taking Venice
(2024)
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Christopher Knight
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The account is well-told and worth knowing, even without conspiratorial murmurs.
Posted May 20, 2024
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Gasoline Rainbow
(2023)
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Katie Walsh
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This wild, vicarious ride through youthful adventure is absolutely worth taking, for your own nostalgia and for the reminder that the kids are indeed alright.
Posted May 20, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Joshua Rothkopf
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“Furiosa,” to its distinction and detriment, ends up being too self-regarding, too downbeat.
Posted May 18, 2024
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Babes
(2024)
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Mary McNamara
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It’s about time we had a movie that understands the basic truth of motherhood: You will often be too tired to cry, but you’re never too tired to laugh.
Posted May 18, 2024
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Megalopolis
(2024)
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Joshua Rothkopf
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Once you let go of the understandable dream of Coppola returning with another masterpiece, there is much to enjoy in Megalopolis, especially its cast members, leaning into their moments with an abandon that was probably a job requirement.
Posted May 16, 2024
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The Strangers: Chapter 1
(2024)
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Mark Olsen
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The original “Strangers” made the walk to the parking lot after feel weird, or inspired some securing of doors and windows at home. Not so with the rote stylings of the new film.
Posted May 16, 2024
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Napoleon
(1927)
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Charles Champlin
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It is, and no mistake, one of surely not more than six filmgoing experiences of a whole lifetime, not to be missed for the sheer joy of it. Napoleon is a film against which all the others have to be measured, now and forever.
Posted May 14, 2024
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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
(2023)
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Robert Abele
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This profile from Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill is a bid to reclaim the valuable heat of Pallenberg’s incandescence, while never shielding viewers from her life’s lasting burn marks.
Posted May 13, 2024
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Power
(2024)
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Robert Abele
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“Power” could just as easily have benefited from the docuseries treatment, but even at less than 90 minutes, it lands plenty of hard truths and harder questions.
Posted May 13, 2024
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Let It Be
(1970)
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Charles Champlin
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It makes for the warmest and most engaging hour and a half of film I've seen in weeks, maybe longer. It is also an immensely interesting glimpse at these four pleasant and talented young men who constitute so large a hunk of social history.
Posted May 09, 2024
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Lost Soulz
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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Overall impression is extremely positive, marked by a succession of great performances and by an incidental soundtrack that is created on the fly. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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New Life
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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Lovers of hard-core horror with elements of science fiction and allusions to body horror, rejoice. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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Wildcat
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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In the hands of such passionate talents, “Wildcat” becomes a curious and purposeful project that goes beyond the guidelines of traditional 'biopics' to try to give life to O'Connor's most intimate thoughts. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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Evil Does Not Exist
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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One of the most environmentally friendly and honest films we have seen in a long time. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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I Saw the TV Glow
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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[Schoenbrun] makes us go from astonishment to fear and from fascination to confusion, obtaining effects similar to those offered by the films of David Lynch. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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“The Fall Guy” is a large-scale entertainment that can be enjoyed with a bag of popcorn at your side and your mind in a relaxed state. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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Unsung Hero
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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The staging of the Ramseys themselves and Smallbone (which they also direct) does not exceed what could be expected from a television production. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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Humane
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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Beyond the lack of subtlety of the message and the lack of depth of the characters, Cronenberg manages to make the proceedings entertaining and handles the actions well within this unique environment. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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Boy Kills World
(2023)
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Sergio Burstein
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Despite the enthusiasm it generates, “Boys Kills World” is – now – pure style over substance. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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Challengers
(2024)
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Sergio Burstein
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“Challengers” could be accused of favoring style over content, but if so, it does so with a tremendous sense of taste. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 07, 2024
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Wildcat
(2023)
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Robert Abele
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“Wildcat” shows that his [Hawke] gifts in front of the camera are being complemented behind it, too, especially when the subject is a life woven through with art, passion and pain.
Posted May 06, 2024
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Evil Does Not Exist
(2023)
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Robert Abele
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The ending will probably confound you, but its power lies in what particulars are provided, and how it leaves us wondering about the unstoppable dreams of humans and the ageless realities of nature.
Posted May 06, 2024
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I Saw the TV Glow
(2024)
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Amy Nicholson
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The film invents a new emotion: passionate ambivalence.
Posted May 02, 2024
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
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Glenn Whipp
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At its best, though, it’s a romantic comedy that coasts on the charisma of its two appealing leads, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
Posted May 02, 2024
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