Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, at once a black comedy and poignant drama about a tragedy—the death of lifelong friendship on an Irish isle circa 1923—sets the stage for the best film of 2022. …
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A perceptive, generous film that carries the weight of tragedy with a hint of catharsis. It moves us, and that should be regarded.…
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The purported concluding chapter of the enduring, four decade slasher franchise is an interminable misfire, conceptually misguided and unsatisfying.…
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Ruben Östlund’s tremendously enjoyable class comedy is a merciless skewering of jet set wealth and privilege. It's also one of the 2022's finest achievements.…
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The new Hellraiser, directed by David Brucker (who helmed last year’s superb The Night House), has its share of talent behind and in front of the camera, yet is missing something crucial: genuine scares.…
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Smile, which contains enough scares for three pictures, is undeniably frightening from its visceral opener to its macabre, final sequence manifestation of evil.…
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Whatever one thinks about the subject matter, the execution is the mark of a genuine artist. As for Ana de Armas, the star creates a sort of alchemy with the viewer that has the power to rouse you to genuine compassion.…
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A terrific Florence Pugh keeps things engaging even if the great looking film around her offers primarily technical pleasures.…
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With the hothouse Gothic Pearl, a mostly pleasing oddity co-written by director Ti West and star Mia Goth following their previous 2022 collaboration X (and serving as a prequel to that picture), the pair have delivered a movie that plays like a supersaturated, Technicolor…
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An intriguing, creepy set-up is ultimately undone by an overcooked plot that dissipates the superbly calibrated suspense of the picture's first half.…
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