A high school loser masterminds the ultimate class reunion in this throwback to Britain’s beloved Ealing comedies.
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Whiplash: A jazz movie that has nothing to do with jazz
You’ve heard about Damien Chazelle’s much-praised Whiplash—now here’s the backlash.
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Escape From the Battle for the Conquest of the Dawn of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Blood Ties and Gambit: Two genre films for the grown-ups
Blood Ties and Gambit: two genre films from the “disappearing middle” of American cinema
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TIFF Review: A Serious Man
When I covered the 2008 Toronto film festival, my first screening was a Friday 9 AM showing of Joel and Ethan Coen’s Burn After Reading. This year my first screening was a Friday 9 AM showing of Joel and Ethan Coen’s A Serious Man. It took place in the same theater, and I think I […]