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Film preview: ‘Isle of Dogs’

Wes Anderson returns to the world of stop-motion animation for the first time since 2009’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” with the imaginative dystopian fantasy “Isle of Dogs.” But while his follow-up demonstrates the same technical skill and storytelling inventiveness that made his first foray such a success, some of its aesthetic decisions end up undermining the […]

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Film Review: “St. Vincent”

Despite the myriads of changes in taste and fashion, in audience demographics and box office appeal, the film industry still depends heavily on the ancient formulas of high concept and old hat. High concept refers to a simply understood movie idea that can be summed up in a neat phrase or sentence — “fish out […]

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