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Peter sobczynski.

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Glenn kenny.

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Cristina escobar.

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Christy lemire.

Sweet Dreams

Challengers

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Brian tallerico.

LaRoy, Texas

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Monica castillo.

Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World

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Clint Worthington

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Sheila o'malley.

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Blood for Dust Review: A Gritty Crime Thriller with Nailbiting Tension

Featuring memorable supporting turns by a slew of great actors, this neo-noir refuses to put you in a good mood — but it's better that way.

Abigail Review: A Vampire Ballerina Hijacks a Slapstick Heist Thriller with Gory Results

The late Angus Cloud reliably steals the show with his swan song supporting role in a darkly comical feature about Dracula's daughter.

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver Review | A Ferocious Djimon Hounsou Saves the Franchise

General Titus (Djimon Hounsou) leads Kora (Sofia Boutella) and the villagers of Veldt against the Imperium's dreadnought attack.

The Beast Review: Léa Seydoux Soars in a Sci-Fi Epic About Love, Loneliness, and the Dread of Being Alive

Léa Seydoux and George MacKay star in Bertrand Bonello's sci-fi romance that explores love and fear across three different timelines.

Damaged Review: Macabre Serial Killer Thriller Lowers IQ Points

A Chicago detective (Samuel L. Jackson) and his former partner (Vincent Cassel) hunt a satanic murderer in Scotland.

An American Bombing Review: A Necessary Wake-Up Call to American Extremism

On the 29th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, the HBO documentary explores homegrown extremism by demystifying its perpetrator.

Under the Bridge Review: Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough Super-Charge a Captivating Crime Drama

Superb storytelling and a great ensemble cast elevate this real-life story about the death of teenager Reena Virk.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Review: Fun Action Can't Save an Underwhelming Script

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has all the makings of a hit, but by trying too hard, it falls under its own weight.

In Flames Review: A Must-See Genre-Bending Pakistani Horror Movie

Set in Karachi, In Flames stars Ramesha Nawal as medical student Mariam, who is being pursued by a demonic force from her past.

The Sympathizer Review: Park Chan-wook's Winding Odyssey in Duality

A spy (Hoa Xuande) reports on Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles after the fall of Saigon in HBO's series, also with Robert Downey Jr. and Sandra Oh.

Omen Review: Gripping, Eerie Vibes Aplenty in 4 Tales of Sorcery in the Congo

In award-winning musician Baloji's solid directorial debut, a young Congoloese man brings his pregnant fiancée to meet his estranged family.

Challengers Review: Sex, Sports & Thumping Dance Music

Josh O'Connor gets the role of his career alongside the reliably terrific Zendaya and Mike Faist for Guadagnino's erotic tennis ride.

LaRoy, Texas Review: A Must-See Thriller with a Superb Cast

A hardware store owner (John Magaro) impersonates a hit man (Dylan Baker) after learning of his wife's affair in this funny neo-noir thriller.

Arcadian Review: Legitimately Scary Monsters Pack a Wallop

A father (Nicolas Cage) protects his sons (Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins) in a post-apocalyptic world.

The Absence of Eden Review: A Visceral but Flawed Take on the Immigration Crisis

A Mexican woman (Zoë Saldaña) fleeing violence crosses paths with an ICE agent (Garrett Hedlund) in a border town.

Parachute Review: Brittany Snow's Directorial Debut Is a Triumph

The filmmaker balances levity and depth to explore the complexities of body image, eating disorders, and relationships in Parachute.

Sasquatch Sunset Review: A Hilarious, Heartfelt & Patently Absurd Take on Bigfoot Lore

Filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner follow a sasquatch group over the course of one year in a film without dialogue.

Un rêve plus long que la nuit Review: Restoring a Raunchy, Avante-Garde French Classic

The 1976 film was just screened at the first-ever LA Festival of Movies to a crowd that laughed uproariously at inflatable private parts and more.

Fallout Review: Something For Everybody in a Slick Adaptation of the Popular Video Game

The creators stay true to the spirit of the source material in a romp that soars high, but leaves you wanting more. And that's (mostly) a good thing.

Civil War Review: The Terrifying Collapse of American Democracy Is All Too Real

Seasoned war journalists (Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson) take an eager upstart (Cailee Spaeny) to a capitol under siege.

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I Waited 25 Years For LEGO To Release A Disney Set Like Snow White's & The Seven Dwarfs' Cottage

LEGO's 2024 Snow White set hits a Disney Collectors milestone with considerable flair. Here's everything to know about it.

Review: Spy x Family CODE: White Offers a Fun Adventure Even New Fans Can Enjoy

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Rod Blackhurst's action thriller, Blood for Dust, certainly brings the thrills, but they are minimal, drawn out, and (for the most part) predictable.

The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare Review: Exhilarating Action Comedy Needed More Henry Cavill

Though not Guy Ritchie's best film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has enough slick style and exhilarating action to be a helluva fun ride.

Challengers Review: Zendaya's Sexy Tennis Drama Is As Thrilling As Any Action Blockbuster

Challengers is visceral, exhilarating, & sexy: power dynamics shift with the force of tectonic plates & tennis matches are staged like action scenes.

Blackout Review: Tedious, Muddled Werewolf Drama Is Wildly Messy

Blackout's noble message, interesting material, and ambition are masked by a muddled story that fails to engage the viewer.

The Long Game Review: A High-Energy Sports Movie That Is A Tribute To Texas, Golf, & Friendship

Following the true story of a Mexican-American Texas golf team in the 1950s, The Long Game uplifts the audience but doesn't shy away from reality.

Sting Review: Spiders Are Horrifying Again In Energetic, Old-Fashioned Creature Feature

Kiah Roache-Turner's Sting is an energetic, modern update on the classic creature feature genre that mostly overcomes some of its familiarity.

The Absence Of Eden Review: Immigration Thriller Starring Zoe Saldaña Feels Like a First Draft

The emotional potential gets lost through poor storytelling. Ultimately, The Absence of Eden feels like a first draft.

LaRoy, Texas Review: A Violent Comedy Of Errors Whose Cast Absolves The Convoluted Plot

LaRoy, Texas benefits from a standout cast and an intriguing enough storyline that is too complex by half but not enough to distract from the fun.

Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead Review: This Decent, Fun Remake Can’t Beat The Original's Charm

The lighthearted revamp of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead doesn’t quite match the charm or appeal of the original cult classic.

In Flames Review: Genre-Blending Psychological Thriller Connects Death, Trauma & The Patriarchy

A roaring achievement for the first-time feature director Zarrar Khan, In Flames is an intensely vivid tale of survival.

Abigail Review: Scream 6 Directors Reinvent Vampire Movies In Highly Entertaining, Gory Horror

In what may become one of the greatest vampire movies of all time, Abigail provides an extremely bloody, fun, humorous & fresh take on the subgenre.

Strictly Confidential Review: Woefully Uninspired Erotic Thriller Is Neither Sexy Nor Thrilling

First-time director Damian Hurley delivers a disappointing erotic thriller full of predictable twists, an illogical plot, and stilted scenes.

The People's Joker Review: Dark Comedy Superhero Masterpiece Is The Batman Parody The World Needs

Vera Drew's parody superhero film The People's Joker is unlike anything in the exasperated genre and is a unique take on the classic DC story.

The Beast Review: The World Is Always Ending In This Sweeping Sci-Fi Romance

A centuries-spanning romantic odyssey that is equal parts strange sci-fi and melodrama, Bertrand Bonello's The Beast is unclassifiable and refreshing.

Musica Review: An Interesting Subject Matter Leads Prime Video's Vibrant, Refreshing Musical Rom-Com

From its compelling topic choice, star-making lead role, stellar ensemble cast, and crafty execution, Música is a must-see on Prime Video. 

The First Omen Review: Horror Prequel Criticizes Church Corruption In Effective Franchise Entry

The First Omen contains the scary elements from the classics and creative upgrades, resulting in a hit for the horror genre and The Omen franchise.

Scoop Review: A Timely Journalistic Story & Excellent Performances Are Let Down By Mixed Messaging

Scoop tries its hardest to be the next Spotlight, and though its subject is just as timely and the performances all strong, it comes up short.

Babes Review: Michelle Buteau & Ilana Glazer Earn Big Laughs In Endearing & Deeply Heartfelt Comedy

With Babes, the filmmaking team captures an authentic, and often underrepresented, facet of sisterhood and motherhood.

In The Land Of Saints & Sinners Review: Kerry Condon Outshines Liam Neeson In Uneven Action Thriller

If there is anything to be gained by watching In the Land of Saints and Sinners, it's that Kerry Condon can do no wrong and should be challenged more.

Bob Trevino Likes It Review: John Leguizamo & Barbie Ferreira Give Gorgeous Performances In Must-See Drama

This film embraces a hopeful path, expressing with absolute sincerity that believing in the humanity of others is essential to healing.

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‘abigail’ review: dan stevens and melissa barrera in an exuberantly over-the-top vampire horror-comedy.

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It’s a deliciously silly conceit, and the filmmakers — whose previous hits include Ready or Not , 2022’s Scream and Scream VI — run with it, demonstrating such an exuberant commitment to the genre that the movie industry may be facing a shortage of fake blood.   

Once her true identity is horrifyingly discovered, the criminals respond exactly as most people would. “Okay, what do we know about vampires?” one of them asks, before they reasonably go looking for vampires, wooden stakes, etc. Unfortunately for them, Abigail proves more powerful and resourceful than most of the undead, revealing a particular talent for bargaining with her would-be captors before dispatching them. In the sort of little-girl voice that would be heartbreaking if you didn’t know she was capable of biting your head off.

Vampire movies are, of course, a dime a dozen (the most recent major studio example being The Last Voyage of the Demeter ), but few are as gleefully anarchic as this one. For instance, I can’t recall any others in which a pre-teen Nosferatu, clad in a tutu, dances a pas de deux with a headless corpse.

None of it would work as well as it does without Weir’s mesmerizing turn in the title role. The young actress, who previously demonstrated her virtuosity in the film version of Matilda the Musical , is so frightening and sardonically funny as the pint-sized bloodsucker that Bela Lugosi must be turning over in his grave from jealousy. Assuming, of course, that he’s still in it.

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A vampire flick with a familiar bite.

A group of bumbling criminals kidnap a young girl and hold her for ransom, but the titular 12-year-old ballerina turns out to have more than just tulle up her sleeve.

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A cheerfully obvious splatterthon, the new horror movie “Abigail” follows a simple, time-tested recipe that calls for a minimal amount of ingredients. Total time: 109 minutes. Take a mysterious child, one suave fixer and six logic-challenged criminals. Place them in an extra-large pot with a few rats, creaking floorboards and ominous shadows. Stir. Simmer and continue stirring, letting the stew come to a near-boil. After an hour, crank the heat until some of the meat falls off the bone and the whole mix turns deep red. Enjoy!

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Less-than-glorious “basterds.”

‘the ministry of ungentlemanly warfare’.

Based on a true story of an (until recently) unknown World War II operation, this film features some ungentlemanly types who are tasked with cutting off Germany’s resources by sinking their supply ships.

“The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” the latest offering from the director Guy Ritchie, is a perfect airplane movie. That is not a compliment, but it’s not exactly a dis. Some movies shouldn’t be watched on planes — slow artful dramas, or movies that demand concentration and good sound (please do not watch “ The Zone of Interest ” on your next flight). But you’ve got to watch something, and for that, we have movies like this one.

Like if Dorothy Gale was your Uber driver.

‘the stranger’.

In this thriller, originally released as 13 short-form episodes on the streaming service Quibi, the indie-film scream queen Maika Monroe plays a Los Angeles transplant fresh from Kansas who works as a ride-hail driver who must face off against a murderous passenger.

The recut version (on Hulu) bears little trace of its earlier form, although its life span across algorithm-driven streaming companies does cast the villain’s tech preoccupations — “whoever figures out the mathematical formula determining the losers and the winners in life will rule” the world, he declares — in a new, meta light.

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A queer period piece — but the period is summer 2020.

‘stress positions’.

After New York goes on lockdown, Terry (John Early) clashes with the other tenants of the brownstone he shares with his soon-to-be-ex-husband.

If some of the points seem muddy, the filmmaking is expressive and deliberate. With shimmer, shadow and verve, “Stress Positions” — which recently closed the New Directors/New Films festival — captures the often hallucinatory pandemonium wrought by that “long-ago” moment.

The prince and the pauper fall in love.

Ryuta (Hio Miyazawa) is a personal trainer with an ailing mother, a big secret and no cash. Can a romance with a wealthy magazine editor fix his problems, or do their differences doom their relationship from the start?

Class is the central theme in “Egoist”: Kosuke and Ryuta’s star-crossed romance shows us how money, and the struggle to make ends meet, can complicate even the most genuine love. But as the film leans into melodrama, it loses both its friction and frisson, and a steaming-hot premise turns into something cold to the touch.

There’s always one more “one last job.”

‘blood for dust’.

Seventeen months after a theft scheme goes horribly wrong, two former colleagues-in-crime reunite for a drug-running operation.

Directed by Rod Blackhurst, “Blood for Dust” is a throwback, in the sense of being exceedingly familiar. An early shot of a snow-covered parking lot inevitably evokes “Fargo,” but “Blood for Dust” doesn’t have a witty line or a glimmer of humor. The climactic shootout is so dimly lit that it’s difficult to discern who is firing at whom. It’s easy enough to guess.

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A private world of childhood friendship, ruptured.

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Two young boys, residents of the Cabrini-Green public housing development in Chicago, confront harsh realities while also chasing whimsy (including an excursion to the Art Institute of Chicago).

You’re immediately invested in Malik and Eric, who together have formed a private world that, like the museum, exists apart from real life, its pressures and its dangers. The sound design is particularly effective at conveying the little bubble that the children have created for themselves. The babble of outside voices and music in Cabrini never seems to stop flowing, but you never really hear what anyone says.

Zack Snyder serves up a chaotic stew of references.

‘rebel moon — part two: the scargiver’.

The second half of Zack Snyder’s space opera follows a group of interplanetary warriors as they attempt to defeat an imperial army.

The script by Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten trips over its aspirations whenever any character talks. There’s not a single authentic conversation, just exposition dumps and soliloquies. Finally, after an hour of speeches, we’re treated to an hour of rousing warfare. Primal, pitiless, agonizing carnage is where Snyder excels. He’ll kill anyone, even nice people, even grandmothers-turned-guerrilla warriors who just want to get back to folk dancing.

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A24’s “Civil War,” the latest film from “Ex Machina” and “Men” director Alex Garland , imagines a third-term president ruling over a divided America and follows the journalists driving through the war-torn countryside on a mission to land his final interview. The movie is pulse-pounding and contemplative, as the characters tumble from one tense encounter to the next and ruminate on the nature of journalism and wartime photography.

In his review of the film, The Times’ Joshua Rothkopf wrote, “‘Civil War’ will remind you of the great combat films , the nauseating artillery ping of ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ the surreal up-is-down journey of ‘Apocalypse Now.’ It also bears a pronounced connection to the 2002 zombie road movie scripted by its writer-director Alex Garland, ‘28 Days Later.’”

Starring Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny as photojournalists, alongside Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson (and a scene-stealing, nerve-racking Jesse Plemons ), the film carries a reported production budget of $50 million and has already started to recoup the costs at the box office, earning $25.7 million in ticket sales in its first weekend in North America.

“Civil War” has also been a discourse juggernaut. Conversation on social media has focused on the lack of context given for the conflict at the heart of the film. In a recent column, The Times’ Mary McNamara wrote that “forcing the very real political divisions that plague this nation into vague subtext doesn’t even serve the purported pro-journalism nature of ‘Civil War.’”

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In his seven-part Netflix miniseries, “ Baby Reindeer ,” adapted from his one-man show, Scottish writer and comedian Richard Gadd recounts the true story of being harassed and stalked for years. Compelling and unsettling, Gadd, who portrays Donny Dunn, the fictionalized version of himself, transports the audience to one of the most painful periods of his life. The series untangles the nuances of his emotions, his stalker’s temperament and past incidents that fortified his frame of mind at the time. Shocking, hilarious, painful and devastating, “Baby Reindeer” is a rare gem on television, reminding us of what is possible in the medium. 

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Still, Martha’s brash personality and shocking laugh don’t stop Donny from indulging her. Soon, she’s coming to the bar daily, sitting through his shifts and bestowing him with the nickname “Baby Reindeer.” When Donny finally tries to let Martha down gently, she’s unwilling to let go of the illusion she’s conjured up about what they mean to one another. Instead, she begins infiltrating every segment of Donny’s existence, including his standup shows and his personal life, which involve Teri (Nava Mau), a therapist he’s recently begun dating. 

Like Michaela Coel’s HBO series, “I May Destroy You,” Gadd’s “Baby Reindeer” is a vulnerable and candid account of varied abuses, and how they can echo through every chamber of someone’s life. In seven episodes, Gadd illustrates how Martha’s obsession with Donny becomes both a nuisance and a morbid fascination for him. Moreover, the series also tackles gender biases, since the male/female roles in this harassment story are flipped. 

Dark and brilliant, “Baby Reindeer” carefully unpacks the frailties of human emotion and mental illness. Raw and sometimes humorous, the audience learns more about Donny and the complexities and events that have shaped his humanity. As the series closes, we are forced to confront the lies we tell ourselves and others and how all of those things affect the ways in which we show up in the world — and what we deem acceptable. 

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Nicola Peltz Beckham, a billionaire's daughter, made an indie film where she plays a poor stripper. It didn't go well.

• Nicola Peltz Beckham wrote, directed, and stars in the indie film "Lola" about a teen living in poverty.
• The movie is being slammed by critics, with one calling it exploitative and "poverty porn."
• Peltz Beckham is the daughter of billionaire Nelson Peltz and is married to Brooklyn Beckham.

Nicola Peltz Beckham's directorial debut about a teen struggling to make ends meet in middle America is getting lambasted by critics.

"Lola," released in limited theaters on February 9, is written and directed by Peltz Beckham, who plays the titular character.

The coming-of-age indie film centers on a 19-year-old girl named Lola James who works at a drugstore and a strip club in hopes of saving up enough money to get her and her younger brother Arlo (Luke David Blumm) out of the home they share with their toxic mom.

Peltz Beckham's own upbringing is a far cry from Lola's. She's the daughter of businessman Nelson Peltz , whose estimated net worth is $1.5 billion. She's also married to Brooklyn Beckham, David and Victoria Beckham's eldest child. The couple wed in a lavish oceanfront wedding in Palm Beach in 2022 that reportedly cost $3 million and featured 500 guests including celebrities like Venus and Serena Williams.

Peltz Beckham, who's been acting since she was 12 , is best known for her roles in "Transformers: Age of Extinction" and "Bates Motel." She previously told WWD that she wrote the initial script six years ago when she was 23 over the course of three days. The character Arlo is inspired by her godson, and Lola's best friend Babina (Raven Goodwin) is based on Peltz Beckham's real-life friend Angela. Her brother Will Peltz has a role as a member of a Narcotics Anonymous group, while she revealed that her husband Brooklyn was cut from the movie because he botched his only line and kept staring directly at the camera.

Although "Lola" was released two months ago, the movie has become a topic of renewed discussion following a scathing review published by The Guardian on Friday that referred to it as a "vanity project."

In the review, writer Kady Ruth Ashcraft said that the film is inundated with "underbaked, oftentimes harmful tropes — the supportive Black best friend, a queer child meeting an unceremonious death, the virginal stripper saved by motherhood, a hypocritical Christian drunk."

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Ashcraft added that the movie feels exploitative of sex work and queer suffering.

"Peltz Beckham did achieve something with Lola: it's called 'poverty porn,' and in film, that means the exploitation of the conditions of poverty for entertainment and artistic recognition," Ashcraft wrote.

The criticism is even sharper when the heavy subject material is conceptualized and helmed by someone of a vastly different class.

"What makes Lola such a flagrant example of poverty porn is just how careless the project feels in the context of Peltz Beckham's exceptionally lavish life," Ashcraft wrote.

Ashcraft wasn't the only critic to call out the film.

"It's not a law that directors making slice-of-life flicks must be personally familiar with the material they are depicting, but before even watching 'Lola,' the disconnect between the dead-end world the film takes place in and Peltz Beckham's background stands out as jarring," Andrew Burton wrote for Spectrum Culture . "One can't help but feel that the project is doomed from the get-go because it is conceptually untenable."

Ayeen Forootan of In Review Online described "Lola" as a "poorly scripted and stereotypically melodramatic story," but praised the visual design of the film.

Peltz Beckham acknowledged the disconnect between her life and that of her character during her WWD interview, saying that she "did not grow up like Lola at all," but she still wanted to write a story from a perspective different from her own.

Business Insider reached out to Peltz Beckham and the film's distributor Vertical Entertainment, but did not receive a response.

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