In Review: 'Flux Gourmet,' 'Mr. Malcom's List'
Sonic caterers? A charming Jane Austen homage? Both await you in this week's reviews.
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Against Empathy: On the righteous anti-humanity of Lars Von Trier's 'Dogville'
Von Trier's immigration allegory squares up to society's destructive impulses.
The ‘80s in 40: 'Ordinary People' (September 19, 1980)
Robert Redford's directorial debut assessed the state of masculinity at the turn of the decade while casting a sympathetic eye at a family in crisis.
In review: 'Elvis'
Baz Luhrmann goes big with a rock biopic that ends up playing by too many of the usual rules.
In Review: 'Lightyear,' 'Spiderhead,' 'Cha Cha Real Smooth'
A Pixar hero returns to theaters in a spin-off of 'Toy Story' (sort of... it's complicated) while streaming sees Chris Hemsworth taking a villainous turn and the debut of a 2022 Sundance favorite.