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This week, Coleman Spilde has arrived on a little island in Georgia, where he’ll spend some time having prickly conversations with a lisping Julianne Moore. |
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This week, Coleman Spilde has arrived on a little island in Georgia, where he’ll spend some time having prickly conversations with a lisping Julianne Moore. |
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Esther’s pick: May December is a feature-length tête-à-tête that forces viewers to read between the lines and engage with the movie’s tricky themes, dense characters, and our public fascination with mythmaking in a way no other film has done this year. It’s brilliant. Read more.
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Kyndall’s pick: Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is a film that only Queen Bey could make: an awe-inspiring concert documentary that offers a unique glimpse behind the metallic curtain of a benchmark tour, celebrating—and dissecting—the world’s most unpredictable pop star. Read more.
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Fletcher’s pass: Candy Cane Lane is a holiday comedy chock-full of plotlines but thin on humor and the warm, merry mirth that we want from this kind of fare. However, it earns points for being a Christmas movie with an allegory about the impossibility of happiness under capitalism, I guess. Read more.
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Nick’s pick: Eileen is a return to the midcentury-style noir thrillers of Hitchcock and Wilder, a character study that’s as precarious as the snow and smoke that fill its frames. A perfect original score and Anne Hathaway’s best performance in years make it a must-see. Read more. |
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Barry Keoghan’s breakout role was the perfect primer for his Saltburn schemer, but all the more wicked and unnerving. (Netflix)
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Rotting in the Sun: Believe it or not, the parade of penises will stop surprising you after half an hour. What’ll really hook you is the hilarious murder mystery that follows. (Mubi)
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Assassination Nation: If you enjoyed Saltburn’s acerbic tone but wondered what would happen if everyone had weapons, look no further than these pissed-off coeds. (Prime)
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Basic Instinct: Sharon Stone’s ice-cold, precarious blonde bombshell Catherine Tramell is a brilliant manipulator who knows all about snatch…ing your heart! (Paramount+)
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Black Swan: One of the great modern psychological thrillers just hit the most popular streamer, just in time to throw this one on while the family unwraps presents. (Netflix)
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A Simple Favor: Rumor has it that Blake Lively had to get major jaw surgery after she spent the months during filming chewing all that damn scenery. (Prime)
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- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret: If there’s any hope, this movie—in which Safdie’s doting dad plays a pivotal role—will pick up a couple of surprise Oscar noms. (Prime)
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Good Time: A superb Robert Pattinson has to get his brother, played by Safdie, out of jail. Throw in some acid tabs and Sprite, and it’s a good time, indeed. (Netflix)
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Licorice Pizza: In Paul Thomas Anderson’s love letter to the ’70s, Safdie’s straight-laced, handsome politician has to compete with…a water bed salesboy? Yeesh! (Prime)
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