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‘Never Let Go’ Review: Halle Berry Stokes the Ambiguity but Can’t Stop Alexandre Aja’s Horror Fairy Tale From Stalling
A protective mother lives with her two sons in an isolated woodlands house to which they must remain tethered by ropes, in order to protect against an omnipresent evil that only she can see.
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‘The Deb’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Directorial Debut Is a Campy, Mixed-Bag Teen Musical
The 'Pitch Perfect' actress adapts an Australian stage play about a city girl who moves to the outback and helps her cousin become a debutante.
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‘Traumnovelle’ Review: German Adaptation of Novella That Inspired ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Leans Hard into the Lurid
Director Florian Frerichs adapts the 1926 Arthur Schnitzler novella that also inspired Stanley Kubrick's final film.
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‘Shell’ Review: Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson Headline a Superficial but Serviceable Horror Comedy About Youth and Beauty
Kaia Gerber and Amy Landecker co-star in Max Minghella's second film, premiering at the Toronto Film Festival.
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‘Baby Brother’ Review: Superb Performances and Audacious Style Anchor a Brutal Portrait of Generational Trauma
Michael J. Long's debut feature, premiering at the Oldenburg Film Festival, depicts the relationship between two siblings attempting to overcome their troubled home life.
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‘Eden’ Review: Jude Law Leads a Starry Cast Marooned in Ron Howard’s Odd and Off-Putting Survival Tale
Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Vanessa Kirby are among the ensemble of this true-life thriller about a 1920s German philosopher who starts a new life on an uninhabited island.
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‘The Fire Inside’ Review: Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry Give Knockout Performances in Barry Jenkins-Penned Boxing Drama
Cinematographer Rachel Morrison makes her directorial debut with this chronicle of the career of two-time Olympic gold medal-winner Claressa Shields.
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THR Critics Pick the Best Films From the Fall Festivals
An ambitious American immigrant saga, Nicole Kidman’s steamy erotic thriller, an intimate John Lennon doc and a trippy Luca Guadagnino-Daniel Craig collaboration are among our reviewers’ 15 faves out of Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
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‘James’ Review: A Slight but Enjoyably Quirky Journey Into Vancouver’s Criminal Underbelly
Max Train's eccentric comedy, premiering at the Oldenburg Film Festival, concerns the nihilistic title character's relentless quest to find his stolen bicycle.
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‘Uglies’ Review: An Appealing Joey King Headlines McG’s Routine Dystopian YA Adaptation for Netflix
Based on the bestselling novel, the film revolves around a young woman living in a society that mandates cosmetic surgery at age 16.
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‘$$$’ Review: Micro-Budget Indie About Best Friends on the Brink Rewards Patience
Jake Remington's gritty B&W indie feature revolves around unsavory characters who try to improve their lives by betting on horse races.
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‘The Killer’s Game’ Review: Dave Bautista Charms in an Enjoyably Violent but Otherwise Creaky Action-Comedy
Ben Kingsley and Sofia Boutella also star in the R-rated tale of a veteran hitman who orders a contract for his own murder after receiving a mistaken terminal diagnosis.
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‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: A Rock Superstar Portrait Stuffed With Archival Wealth but Starved of Self-Reflection
Co-directed by R.J. Cutler and the subject’s husband, David Furnish, the Disney+ doc surveys the performer’s heyday as he prepares for a farewell stadium show.
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‘Transformers One’ Review: Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry Lead a Delightful, Franchise-Revitalizing Prequel
Directed by Josh Cooley ('Toy Story 4') and based on the Hasbro toy line, the origin story explores the friendship — and eventual animosity — between Optimus Prime and Megatron.
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‘Friendship’ Review: Netflix Funnyman Tim Robinson Conquers the Big Screen in a Squirmy Bro-Com Co-Starring Paul Rudd
Written and directed by Andrew DeYoung and also featuring Kate Mara and Jack Dylan Grazer, the film is about two neighbors whose friendship takes an awkward turn.
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‘The Return’ Review: Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Shine in an ‘Odyssey’ Adaptation That Burns Too Slowly
The 'English Patient' stars reunite for Uberto Pasolini's stark take on a section of Homer's epic, in which the beleaguered soldier comes home.
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