Queen’s Freddie Mercury was pop’s most flamboyant performer—a closeted icon who rode a gay aesthetic to stardom.
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Review: “First Man” is an apolitical look into one of history’s biggest moments
Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” is a remarkably idiosyncratic movie, given the usual heroic/fantastic presentation on screen of space travel—or anything involving the heavens.
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Review: “The Wolf House” explores the traumas of childhood abuse
“The Wolf House” is a Chilean political horror film that explores the traumas of childhood abuse.
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Lady Gaga shines in a brilliant and intimate ‘A Star is Born’
“A Star Is Born” is not only among the most self-reflective of Hollywood vehicles but the most resilient; when clichés work they are called conventions.
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An oral history of the ‘Romero’ movie
On the eve of Romero’s canonization, the film’s actors and writers look back at the seminal biopic
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Review: New ‘Little Women’ adaptation is the same old tale, poorly told
While readers have found these characters relatable and inspiring since Little Women’s publication, the modern March family vacillates between forgettable and unlikeable.
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Review: In ‘Fahrenheit 11/9,’ Michael Moore asks the heartland to deliver us from Trump
“Fahrenheit 11/9” is not subtle, and it is not sympathetic to the view that what we need now is civility and centrism.
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Review: In ‘Unbroken,’ a former POW seeks spiritual redemption
The film tells the story of Louie Zamperini, who spent 47 days at sea before being rescued, imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese.
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Review: ‘The Nun’ highlights the fear of losing one’s faith and identity
This is the movie’s true monster—the possibility that self-surrender in the monastery and possession by a demon are basically the same thing.
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‘We the Animals’ recreates the tender world of childhood
Jeremiah Zagar’s new film does more than just entertain. It transports us to a world we do not know.