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In Review: 'A Real Pain,' 'Red One'

In Review: 'A Real Pain,' 'Red One'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

If you want real pain this week, see 'Red One.' 'A Real Pain,' on the other hand, is a pleasure.

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‘Quiz Show’ at 30: The Last of the Middlebrow Masterpieces

‘Quiz Show’ at 30: The Last of the Middlebrow Masterpieces

Scott Tobias

Hollywood has stopped making movies like Robert Redford's impeccably crafted drama about the '50s quiz show scandals. We're poorer for it.

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Altman at the Other End of the Seventies

Altman at the Other End of the Seventies ✦

Keith Phipps

Altman helped redefine American films in the first half of the 1970s. The second half was another story.

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Open Question: What actor has most successfully reinvented themself?

Open Question: What actor has most successfully reinvented themself? ✦

Keith Phipps

Sometimes actors variations on the same persona year after year. Others change lanes.

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In Review: 'Heretic,' 'Bird'

In Review: 'Heretic,' 'Bird'

Scott Tobias

A horror film and a new Andrea Arnold drama turn the focus on young people trying to escape extremely different types of traps.

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The New Cult Canon: 'Holy Motors'

The New Cult Canon: 'Holy Motors' ✦

Scott Tobias

After two flops and a 13-year absence, Leos Carax returned to the fray unbowed and gloriously unhinged.

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