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Creed III
(2023)
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Ineye Komonibo
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The nuance of Adonis’ internal dialogue is elevated further by the stellar performances of Jordan’s talented ensemble cast.
Posted Mar 03, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
(2023)
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Ineye Komonibo
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Clumsy storytelling and underdeveloped characters unfortunately prevented it from being the spectacular strong start that Phase 5 needed it to be.
Posted Mar 03, 2023
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Nanny
(2022)
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Ineye Komonibo
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Jusu establishes Nanny’s premise fairly early and subsequently spends most of her time laying out the devastating toll...
Posted Feb 16, 2023
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The School for Good and Evil
(2022)
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Olivia Truffant-Wong
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In the end, The School for Good and Evil speaks to a modern audience’s desire for complexity, even in beloved fairy tales.
Posted Feb 16, 2023
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Koi ... Mil Gaya
(2003)
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Katherine Singh
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This is the Bollywood version of E.T., and that’s all you need to know.
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Pyaasa Sawan
(1981)
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Katherine Singh
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One of the genre’s best films.
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Mohabbatein
(2000)
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Katherine Singh
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Another classic Khan film...
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Devdas
(2002)
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Katherine Singh
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This is a tragic romance in pretty much every sense of the word and features an incredible musical number with Rai and co-star Madhuri Dixit spotlighting classical music and dance.
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
(1995)
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Katherine Singh
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Seriously, 25 years after its release, it’s still being shown in a theater in Mumbai. If you’re going to watch one Bollywood movie, make it this one.
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Monsoon Wedding
(2001)
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Katherine Singh
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This comedy may not seem like your typical Bollywood movie for the time, but that’s exactly why you should watch it.
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
(2001)
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Katherine Singh
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The movie is a must-watch for the very fact that it covers a period of time not often seen in films, and — albeit in a roundabout way — addresses the inequality of colonial rule in India.
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(1998)
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Katherine Singh
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Years pass and the pair reconnect, but you’ll have to watch the film for all the juicy details. This movie features a ton of funky (and sometimes cringe-inducing) '90s fashion.
Posted Oct 04, 2022
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Do Revenge
(2022)
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Katherine Singh
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Our emotions aren't always cotton candy like the film's vivid aesthetics may suggest. In the end, it's that rage and anger that — albeit in a roundabout way — helps them come to their final realizations...
Posted Oct 03, 2022
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Blonde
(2022)
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Katherine Singh
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Not only does the film pile on the gratuitous horrors, adding hard-to-stomach events and scenes that aren’t rooted in reality, but it also presents viewers with an aestheticized version of the star’s actual trauma.
Posted Oct 03, 2022
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Not Okay
(2022)
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Katherine Singh
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We’re offered a quieter, more nuanced alternative to the redemption arc we’re so used to seeing.
Posted Oct 03, 2022
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Don't Worry Darling
(2022)
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Katherine Singh
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What was meant to be a triumph on screen has instead become a mere mention in the footnotes of all this drama, and leaves viewers with a story that's as empty as the egg shells in Victory.
Posted Oct 03, 2022
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A Jazzman's Blues
(2022)
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Ineye Komonibo
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A Jazzman’s Blues is far from a perfect movie, but it is without a doubt Perry’s best work in almost 20 years of working in Hollywood.
Posted Sep 30, 2022
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Men
(2022)
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Refinery29 Editors
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Men left me feeling more anger at men, specifically Alex Garland, rather than providing the emotional release I had hoped for. The film is a performative action.
Posted Jul 01, 2022
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King Richard
(2021)
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Ineye Komonibo
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It's a tale of perseverance and triumph, but also a crucial reminder of the intention Black athletes need to have when pursuing a sport.
Posted Dec 17, 2021
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CODA
(2021)
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Erin Schoen Marsh
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It's a wonderful film, and the more people who watch it, the more likely the entertainment industry will be to cast deaf actors and feature deaf stories.
Posted Aug 14, 2021
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Awake
(2021)
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Lia Beck
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The issue is that Awake takes this very complicated premise, doesn't explain it entirely, and proceeds to pile on the plot holes.
Posted Jun 11, 2021
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Cruella
(2021)
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Anne Cohen
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Does Cruella really explain how a woman was born brilliant, bad, and a little bit mad? Not really. But if you're looking to spend a little over two hours in a Devil Wears Prada-like dance between two quite fabulous Emmas, then step right up.
Posted May 28, 2021
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera
(2001)
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang
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As much as there are flashes of brilliance in Carmen: A Hip Hopera, there is also the mess.
Posted May 10, 2021
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Charli XCX: Alone Together
(2021)
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Natalie Morin
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Charli XCX's unique relationship with the Angels is the magic ingredient truly makes the film shine.
Posted Mar 20, 2021
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Coming 2 America
(2021)
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Ineye Komonibo
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The sequel's attempt to modernize the story has a reverse effect: Rather than propel the narrative forward, it neutralizes what made it so impactful at the time, rewriting the past instead of forging the future.
Posted Mar 12, 2021
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Rocks
(2019)
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Jessica Morgan
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If you've lived in a city, you've seen these girls; you've been these girls. You can't help but feel the warmth of nostalgia as you watch Rocks and her friends trying to find the joy in a world that is so often against them.
Posted Feb 14, 2021
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The Forty-Year-Old Version
(2020)
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang
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I'm going to be yelling about how good this movie is for a long time.
Posted Feb 12, 2021
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(2020)
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Anne Cohen
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Words, and who gets to say them, are a crucial element of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Posted Dec 18, 2020
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The Wedding Planner
(2001)
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Anne Cohen
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From the very first scene, in which she comforts a distraught father by handing him a Valium from her trusty catch-all kit all while juggling three or four other minor crises, Lopez fills the screen.
Posted Oct 29, 2020
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Roald Dahl's The Witches
(2020)
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Anne Cohen
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All in all, what's most striking about The Witches is just how much fun Hathway appears to be having...
Posted Oct 29, 2020
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Holidate
(2020)
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Anne Cohen
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Holidate may be the movie equivalent of Peeps -- without substance, artificially flavored, consumed as an afterthought -- but Roberts is the bright dye that will make you forget the time it made you gag.
Posted Oct 29, 2020
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
(2020)
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Anne Cohen
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Sometimes, life does art one better.
Posted Oct 23, 2020
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The Glorias
(2020)
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Anne Cohen
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[The film] is sometimes messy; it's ambitious and artsy in ways that don't always work. But by painting Steinem's story on such a large and intricate canvas, Taymor sets the stage for a new generation of biopics interrogating the legacy of women leaders.
Posted Oct 01, 2020
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The Bodyguard
(1992)
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Anne Cohen
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Houston's face, as she loses herself in the melody out there on a quiet porch in the woods, is a reminder of all she gave to this role, and this movie - and why it's always worth rewatching.
Posted Aug 21, 2020
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Relic
(2020)
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Anne Cohen
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The great power of Relic, Natalie Erika James' terrifying directorial debut, is how deftly it straddles the blurry line between reality and the supernatural.
Posted Jul 28, 2020
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Babyteeth
(2019)
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Anne Cohen
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...messy, raw, brutal...
Posted Jul 03, 2020
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Make Me Famous
(2020)
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Alicia Lansom
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Make Me Famous still succeeds in its attempt to educate audiences on the perils of fame's flickering afterglow.
Posted Jun 19, 2020
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Da 5 Bloods
(2020)
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Ineye Komonibo
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Colored with authentic sound inserts and images from the Vietnam War era, Lee's latest joint reveals the devastating consequences of the international conflict on the Black psyche.
Posted Jun 16, 2020
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Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
(2019)
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Danielle Cadet
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She may have brought the culture to Coachella in 2018, but in 2019, she gave it to the world.
Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Knock Down the House
(2019)
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Elena Nicolaou
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If anything, filmmakers could have spent more time with these organizations... Instead, one gets the sense [Rachel] Lears, like the viewer, was swept up into capturing Ocasio-Cortez' near mythic rise.
Posted Dec 10, 2019
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The Prince & Me
(2004)
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Anne Cohen
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Strangely both exactly of its time, yet also miles ahead of it.
Posted Dec 05, 2019
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Klaus
(2019)
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Elena Nicolaou
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Klaus manages to be a genuinely original Christmas movie.
Posted Nov 25, 2019
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Let It Snow
(2019)
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Ariana Romero
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A reason to stick around when you think Netflix's Midwestern streaming delight ends.
Posted Nov 11, 2019
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Last Christmas
(2019)
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Anne Cohen
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The key to enjoying Last Christmas is to completely give into its schmaltzy power.
Posted Nov 07, 2019
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Honey Boy
(2019)
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Anne Cohen
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It's probably not the movie you're expecting. It's better.
Posted Nov 04, 2019
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Harriet
(2019)
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Stephanie Long
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Despite casting backlash, Erivo's portrayal of Tubman is gripping, capturing Harriet's determination, strength, and fortitude in a way that's yet to be seen on screen.
Posted Nov 01, 2019
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Charlie Says
(2018)
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Anne Cohen
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Charlie Says makes a strong case for an even grayer area: That perhaps these women can be victims and guilty of horrific, unpardonable crimes. It's an unsettling thought. But at least, unlike the exaltation of Ted Bundy's abundant charm, it's a new one.
Posted Oct 23, 2019
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Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood
(2019)
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Anne Cohen
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Like most of Tarantino's work, Once Upon A Time in... Hollywood is eliciting very strong emotions on both sides of the spectrum.
Posted Oct 23, 2019
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The Lighthouse
(2019)
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Anne Cohen
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It is a cult classic in the making, with the potential to be our generation's version of the The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Posted Oct 23, 2019
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Jojo Rabbit
(2019)
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Anne Cohen
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It's funny, poignant, and unfortunately, more relevant than ever.
Posted Oct 16, 2019
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