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Michael B. Jordan in SINNERS. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.
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‘Queer’ is messy, mad and marvelous | review and analysis

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‘Aftersun’ is a masterpiece of memory | review and analysis

‘The Worst Person in the World’ and the millennial crisis | review and analysis

ComedyKarl DelossantosJanuary 20, 2022
Renate Reinsve and Herbert Nordrum in The Worst Person in the World. Courtesy of Neon Studios.
The Worst Person in the World explores the millennial urge to reinvent yourself every time things get hard through an aimless 30-year-old navigating her life in Oslo How do you balance living for yourself while also being a good person? Isn’t that the mad irony of our existence? We’re given a set amount of time…
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ is an action magnum opus | movie review

ActionKarl DelossantosMarch 13, 20233
Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4. Photo by Murray Close. © 2022 Lionsgate
Keanu Reeves returns as an assassin trying to survive an onslaught from the all-powerful High Table in John Wick: Chapter 4. John Wick: Chapter 4 takes the over-the-top action it’s known for and cranks it up to the highest level. After a slow start it moves like a beast through some of the best action…
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‘TÁR’ wants you to kill your heroes | review and analysis

DramaKarl DelossantosOctober 6, 20222
Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in director Todd Field's TÁR, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features

TÁR follows world-renowned conductor-composer Lydia Tár as she prepares for a career-defining concert as the objectionable actions of her past come back to haunt her.

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‘Marriage Story’ NYFF review: Now processing heartbreak

ComedyKarl DelossantosOctober 12, 2019
Marriage Story
Marriage Story follows an actress and her director husband as they go through a messy bicoastal divorce. One-sentence review: Marriage Story is a heartbreaking but funny and entertaining sendup of marriage, divorce, and what it means to be a couple.Where to watch Marriage Story: Streaming on Netflix. I just went through a breakup. A five-year…
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‘Bacurau’ NYFF review — The weird western Tarantino never made

ActionKarl DelossantosSeptember 20, 2019
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Set in a Brazillian village in the near future, Bacurau follows the inhabitants as they become the victims to a sinister set of events. One-sentence review: Bacurau is a wonderfully weird western that is as funny as it is hard hitting and thrilling. Details: ? Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles // ?? Brazil //…
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‘Barbie’ is hot pink-splashed post-modern meta romp | review and analysis

ComedyKarl DelossantosJuly 18, 2023
Margot Robbie in Barbie. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.
Barbie leads a perfect life, until something goes horribly wrong. To save herself, she needs to leave her pink utopia Barbieland and venture into the real world. Ken's there too. Barbie looks camp right in the eye and turns it into a hot pink-splashed post-modern meta exploration of existentialism, feminism, the patriarchy and masculinity packaged…
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‘The Little Mermaid’ review: Halle Bailey swims to stardom

AdventureKarl DelossantosMay 22, 2023
Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action THE LITTLE MERMAID. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2023 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Disney’s 1989 classic The Little Mermaid makes a splashy return to the screen with a refresh that finally bucks Disney’s live-action adaptation losing streak

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‘Mafia Mamma’ review: Toni Collette’s mob comedy needs to get whacked

ComedyKarl DelossantosApril 12, 2023
Toni Collette in MAFIA MAMMA. Courtesy of Bleecker Street

Mafia Mamma follows a down-on-her-luck California woman who unwittingly becomes the head of her family’s crime operation in Italy

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‘Babylon’ review: Pure magic and bad taste

ComedyKarl DelossantosDecember 16, 2022
Margot Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy in Babylon from Paramount Pictures. By Scott Garfield. © 2022 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Babylon follows the rise and fall of several figures during the 1920s Hollywood silent film era. But sound (and change) are on the horizon.

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‘Beef’ is road rage revenge well done | Non-spoiler review

TelevisionKarl DelossantosMarch 19, 2023
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in Netflix's Beef. Courtesy of Netflix.

Beef starts as a road rage revenge comedy that quickly careens into a dark but profoundly complex character study of the Asian-American experience

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