The Alternate (2022) movie review: Partly set in a seemingly rosier parallel universe, Alrik Bursell’s sci-fi thriller is both clever and gripping.
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Made and set during the COVID-19 era, Pandemic Pillow Talk and Sylvie of the Sunshine State are both thoughtful and funny.
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The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) movie review: Radha Blank’s midlife-crisis tale evokes memories of Woody Allen and Paul Mazursky.
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Black Panther (2018) movie review: Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan star in Ryan Coogler’s history-making entry in the superhero genre.
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Alien: Covenant (2017) movie review: An excellent Michael Fassbender (in a dual role) stars in Ridley Scott’s creepily suspenseful horror thriller.
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Logan (2017) movie review: Wolverine Hugh Jackman is at the embittered heart of James Mangold’s adult-oriented superhero film.
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Don’t Breathe (2016) movie review: Don’t wet your seat while watching Stephen Lang and Dylan Minnette in Fede Alvarez’s clever horror thriller.
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924) movie review: Semi-historical Fritz Lang epic is a cinematic masterpiece.
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Captain America: Civil War
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Around China with a Movie Camera (2015) review: British Film Institute compilation offers a magical window into long-gone Chinese sights.
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Steve Jobs (2015) movie review: Michael Fassbender is outstanding in Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin’s vigorous biopic. Kate Winslet costars.
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The Martian (2015) movie review: Ridley Scott proves that he still has what it takes. Amiable ‘everyman’ Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain star.
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Lord Montagu (2013) movie review: Real-life victim of British anti-gay bigotry went on to become a successful businessman and popular jet-setter.
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Amy (2015) movie review: Asif Kapadia’s remarkable Amy Winehouse documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the tragic singer.
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Spy (2015) movie review: Melissa McCarthy rises to the occasion in Paul Feig’s transgressive feminist comedy. Jason Statham and Miranda Hart costar.
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) movie review: Charlize Theron is the de facto ‘hero’ in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic actioner. Tom Hardy costars.
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Autumn Crocus (1934) movie review: West End legend Ivor Novello stars in wistful romantic drama about middle-aged longing. Fay Compton costars.
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Whiplash (2014) movie review: Damien Chazelle directs a visually and aurally accomplished drama that gives J.K. Simmons a devil of a role.
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Love Is Strange (2014) movie review: John Lithgow and Alfred Molina add depth to Ira Sachs’ moving gay romantic drama. Marisa Tomei costars.
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) movie review: Tom Cruise single-handedly brings to gripping life Doug Liman’s otherwise absurd sci-fi actioner.
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The Girl in Tails (1926) movie review: Karin Swanström and Hjalmar Bergman show that to fight oppression women must stand up and scandalize.
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Featuring elements from a few ‘dystopian future prevention’ thrillers, Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past is a superhero film for adults.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) movie review: Another first-rate Marvel-Disney effort. Chris Evans and Robert Redford star.
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) movie review: Lars von Trier shows once again his cinematic genius in this starkly funny effort. Shia LaBeouf stars.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) movie review: An excellent Ralph Fiennes shines in Wes Anderson’s visually and thematically expansive feast.
The Doll (1919) movie review: Ernst Lubitsch satire features incredibly inventive production design. Ossi Oswalda (‘the German Mary Pickford’) stars.
Mothers of Men (1917) movie review: Remarkable women’s suffrage tale asks whether the female right to vote would destroy American society.
Trumbo (2015) movie review: Bryan Cranston delivers a phenomenal performance as the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) movie review: Tom Cruise continues to outrun them all in Christopher McQuarrie’s thrill ride.
Selma (2014) movie review: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama’ drama is a reminder that Civil Rights events remain disturbingly relevant.
Boyhood (2014) movie review: Richard Linklater brilliantly tackles the effects of the passage of time. Ethan Hawke and Ellar Coltrane costar.
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) movie review: Lars von Trier delivers sequel that is more daring and philosophical. Charlotte Gainsbourg stars.