Little of consequence happens in Downton Abbey: A New Era, but that’s sort of the point.
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The Last Victim
No amount of cowboy bravado could pump life into director Naveen Chathappuram’s debut film.
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The Survivor
While this may not rank with Son of Saul or Raging Bull in the top rung, The Survivor is not a film to take for granted.
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Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness
Veteran director and cult icon Sam Raimi brings us a vision of Dr. Strange that thankfully shakes off some of the weight of the ever-expanding Marvel universe.
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
If you love Nicolas Cage, you’ll love this film—and who doesn’t love Nicolas Cage?!
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Dealing with Dad
At its foundation, Dealing with Dad is a sentimental and gentle saga about overcoming the past.
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The Bad Guys
The movie is clever, playing with heist movie tropes while also presenting a dynamic, interesting, and funny tableau of animation.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
While perhaps the best Fantastic Beasts film, The Secrets of Dumbledore remains a dour movie with lots to say but not enough imagination or understanding to say it well.
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Sound is the star of Memoria
Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest is more elusive and even more enveloping than his other beguiling films.
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Father Stu
If we need a movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson about problematic men finding a redemption arc, this is certainly that movie.