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‘Benedetta’ review: A righteous, erotic exploration of sexuality and conviction

Exploring female sexuality and faith, Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta turns what could have been a stuffy…

‘Station Eleven’s reference to an old ‘Star Trek’ episode, explained

Though HBO Max’s Station Eleven is about a deadly pandemic, it’s also a heartwarming exploration…

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‘A Journal for Jordan’ review: As director, Denzel Washington fails to bring these sentimental pages to life

There’s no denying that Denzel Washington is a great actor. The GOAT, even. Throughout the…

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‘The Hand of God’ review: A beautiful, thematically excellent love letter to Naples.

About a week ago, I was listening to an interview with Chuck Palahniuk, the author…

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‘The Lost Daughter’ review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut is a gripping drama about parental strife

There’s always a moment when we stop seeing our parents as superheroes and learn they’re…

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‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali charges and smoothens this survey of quietus

“In a few years,” estimates Dr. Scott (Glenn Close, in a glorified cameo), her experimental…

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ spoiler review: Maybe the real multiversal threats were the friends we made along the way

Warning: This review contains spoilers for Spider-man: No Way Home. You have been warned. Spider–Man:…