‘The Last Mercenary’ Review: Jean-Claude Van Damme in a Netflix Thriller…That’s a Dubbed French Action Comedy? Mon Dieu
During the closing credits of “The Last Mercenary,” we see a montage of Jean-Claude Van Damme in the various getups
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‘All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip-Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997)’ Film Review
As far as titles go, you can’t accuse Jeremy Elkin’s “All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip-Hop and
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In a small Arabic village in Israel, at what is meant to be the emotional crescendo of a crowded, elaborate
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If Patricia Highsmith had ever written a coming-of-age story set on the rocky, clear-watered Croatian coastline, it might have looked
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“Death ends a life,” Robert Anderson noted in his 1968 play (and 1970 film adaptation) “I Never Sang for My
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You can’t fault the writing-directing duo of David Charbonier and Justin Powell for reckless overreaching: Their first feature, “The Djinn”
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Splicing the dark heart of a folk-horror movie into the fluffy body of a rural Icelandic relationship drama yields unexpectedly
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In the movies as in real life, genuine chemistry can’t be faked — two people either have it or they
Read more‘In Front of Your Face’ Review: The Difference Is in the Details in Hong Sangsoo’s Latest
Hong Sangsoo characters have a habit of — you might even say a genius for — diffidence in the face
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The serial-killer thriller is a genre that, by now, has used up all its natural resources. It feels like there’s
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