Reuniting “Thor: Ragnarok” co-stars Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth should have been a home run, but “Men in Black: International” whiffs it by refusing to take any chances whatsoever. Gone is the imagination and wit that made the original such a success; in its place is a lifeless and unforgivably generic piece of studio content.
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Film review: ‘Late Night’
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 preview: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’
The new zombie comedy “The Dead Don’t Die” suggests that it’s society itself that’s currently making writer-director Jim Jarmusch most apprehensive, and the film ultimately offers up his rather bleak appraisal of the modern world.
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Film preview: ‘The Tomorrow Man’
Each of the main characters have their own unique ways of maintaining control in a world that appears to be steadily careening toward chaos; both are eager to escape some pain of their past while possessing an often debilitating fear of the future. But together they might find a more manageable present.
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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 preview: ‘Rocketman’
“Restrained” shouldn’t be the first word that comes to mind when describing larger-than-life singer Elton John. But that’s exactly the descriptor that came to mind while watching “Rocketman,” director Dexter Fletcher’s surprisingly timid and conventional rock-musical-biopic of the artist’s most unconventional life.
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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 preview: Rochester International Film Festival
Celebrating the art of the short film, RIFF presents a program of films that pack as much compelling plot, character, and visual interest as a traditional feature in only a fraction of the time.
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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 preview: ‘Wild Nights with Emily’
With a tone that feels like “Masterpiece Theatre” by way of “Drunk History,” Madeleine Olnek’s “Wild Nights with Emily” is a thrilling effort to rescue Dickinson from the narrative that’s defined her. Olnek’s vision is a far cry from the image of a miserable, sickly recluse that’s been popularized over the years.
