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In Review: 'Napoleon,' 'Maestro'

In Review: 'Napoleon,' 'Maestro'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Two outsized personalities get extravagant, daring, almost-but-not-quite-entirely-successful biopics.

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#85 (tie): 'The Spirit of the Beehive': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

#85 (tie): 'The Spirit of the Beehive': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

A screening of 'Frankenstein' profoundly reshapes the development of a six-year-old girl in Victor Erice's gorgeous allegorical fantasy set in Franco's Spain.

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In Review: 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,' 'Dream Scenario,' 'Fallen Leaves'

In Review: 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,' 'Dream Scenario,' 'Fallen Leaves'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

What do The Hunger Games and Aki Kaurismäki have in common? Surprising fourth entries in planned trilogies. Also, Nicolas Cage is the man of your dreams.

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Traveling the Road of Albert Brooks

Traveling the Road of Albert Brooks ✦

Scott Tobias

With his new Max documentary on Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner makes the case for his friend as uniquely brilliant comic mind. Who am I to disagree?

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The ‘80s in 40: ‘Porky’s’ (March 21, 1982)

The ‘80s in 40: ‘Porky’s’ (March 21, 1982)

Keith Phipps

Bob Clark's raunchy film ushered in a wave of copycat teen comedies and, with it, a lot of mixed messages.

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In Review: 'The Marvels,' 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'

In Review: 'The Marvels,' 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

The 33rd time isn't the charm for the MCU, but a first-time feature by Raven Jackson heralds a promising new talent.

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