The Red Turtle is the latest movie from Studio Ghibli, and if there’s one thing film critics are more tired of than that Inception trumpet blare, it’s explaining what Studio Ghibli is every time they release a movie. So look it up if you need to. Okay! Now that you have visions of Howl’s Moving […]
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The Simple, Beautiful Fable of The Red Turtle
Alternate Title: WHEN TURTLES ATTACK!
Alternate title: WHEN TURTLES ATTACK!
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Toni Erdmann: A Film That Claims to Be a “German Comedy”
The phrase “German comedy” is usually taken as an oxymoron, like “jumbo shrimp” or “functional democracy.” After all, the land of Beethoven, Goethe, and Fassbinder doesn’t exactly have a rich tradition of joviality. Unless you count all those Downfall memes, and even they wear thin after a while. So when you hear that Toni Erdmann […]
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The Erdmann Cometh
Toni Erdmann Will Set Your Priorities Straight
Toni Erdmann will set your priorities straight.
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Stave Off the January Blues with 20th Century Women
“We’re a generation of men raised by women,” sneered Fight Club’s Tyler Durden. To which Mike Mills would probably reply, “I know! Awesome, right?” Mills’ new movie is called 20th Century Women, and it’s just as much a celebration of female wisdom, power, and complexity as the title suggests. It’s set in 1979 Santa Barbara, […]
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Annette Bening Shines in 20th Century Women
That’s Right. The Women Are Smarter.
That’s right. The women are smarter.
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Must-See Movies of 2016: Moonlight
To close out the year, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite movies of 2016. Check out what’s in theaters now in our Film section, and go here for movie times! Moonlight is a movie about what it’s like to grow up male in America. Moonlight is also a movie about what […]
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The history of American men on screen is the history of repressed emotion. From Marlon Brando’s animalistic slow boil to Cary Grant’s Teflon-coated savoir-faire, movie icons have embodied the masculine inability to just say what they feel, for God’s sake. Recall, if you will, the Fonz, who was unable even to utter the words “wrong” […]
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Manchester by the Sea and the Saddest Handyman
Casey Affleck Is Very Sad.
Casey Affleck is very sad.
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Nocturnal Animals Review: The Right Movie at the Wrong Time
Nocturnal Animals, fashion-designer-turned-director Tom Ford’s second film (and his first since 2009’s A Single Man) looks great, and the story is intriguing and disturbing. But the movie’s a downer, and it has the misfortune of showing up in theaters exactly when we really don’t need a downer—especially one about the emotional scars of rich, well-dressed […]
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Tom Ford Returns with Nocturnal Animals
And He Brought Some Sad White Rich People!
And he brought some sad white rich people!
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Bleed for This: Miles Said Knock You Out
Poor Miles Teller. The guy’s not even 30 yet and it already feels like he’s in major need of a comeback. After achieving indie-darlinghood with The Spectacular Now and Whiplash, he celebrated by taking the lead role in the catastrophic Fantastic Four reboot and getting called a dick. Now reduced to co-starring with Jonah Hill […]