Tackling issues of sexism, race, and gender politics in the television industry, “Late Night” couldn’t be timelier, and though it could have used a sharper bite, the filmmakers deserves credit for weaving those serious, hot-button issues into such a breezy, enjoyable comedy.
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Film review: ‘Non-Fiction’
The latest from French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, “Non-Fiction” is a chatty, breezily entertaining comedy of manners when isn’t getting bogged down by its characters’ self-conscious meditations on life and culture in the digital age.
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Film review: ‘The White Crow’
With this fitfully compelling biopic, actor-director Ralph Fiennes tackles the life of legendary and mercurial Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. The film doesn’t require a prior knowledge or particular love of ballet, centering mostly on Nureyev’s defection from the Soviet Union to the West — the first Soviet artist during the Cold War to do so.
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Film review: ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’
“Parabellum” picks up immediately where the last film left off, finding Wick excommunicated, with a $14 million bounty on his head and the entire population of the criminal underworld very keen to collect.
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Film review: ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’
The film has to please longtime fans while serving as an introduction to those who don’t know their Squirtles from their Bulbasaurs. As the start of a potential franchise, it’s flawed but promising.
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Film review: ‘Long Shot’
For all its odd-couple pairings, its depiction of a mainstream politician who genuinely wants to get things done is perhaps what most obviously marks the film as political fantasy.
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Film review: ‘Birds of Passage’
A compelling variation on the narco crime-drama, Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s lush film tells a sprawling tale centered on the South American drug trade and the tragic effects it has on an indigenous family, whose members grow susceptible to its corruptive influences.
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Film review: ‘Greta’
The real reason to see Neil Jordan’s new dark comedy is Isabelle Huppert’s deliciously looney performance. She’s fabulous enough that you start to think being the object of her obsessive attention might actually be pretty fantastic.
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Film review: ‘Everybody Knows’
The mysteries of “Everybody Knows” are ultimately fairly obvious, though the film takes its time revealing them. Director Farhadi is far more concerned with the effect the crime has on the relationships between his characters, as class and familial resentments begin to rear their heads.
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Film review: ‘Isn’t It Romantic?’
This charming comedy pokes a bit of gentle fun at rom-coms while also functioning as an entirely earnest example of the genre it’s sending up. Which makes it perfect for viewers who have a love-hate relationship with those type of movies.
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The 6th Annual Lubies
The Academy Awards happen this Sunday, but let’s be honest: the ceremony audiences are really excited for are the Lubies, CITY’s annual Oscar-alternative honoring films, performances, and trends that have been unjustly overlooked by the Academy.
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Film review: ‘The LEGO Movie 2’
The sequel maintains the first film’s central core of sweetness, and though it doesn’t feel as effortless this time around, it manages to juggle a number of potent ideas beneath its bright and candy-colored exterior.
