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<em>The Northman</em> Is As Good As It Needs to Be—Is That Good Enough?
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The Northman Is As Good As It Needs to Be—Is That Good Enough?

Robert Eggers’s Viking epic unites a great cast with an obsessive, committed vision, but it lacks true curiosity into its world and characters.

By Mariah Kreutter May 10, 2022
woman with blood and googly eye on forehead
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Everything Everywhere All at Once? Yes, And a Little Extra Too

By Mariah Kreutter
girl and man in bush
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After Yang is Smart, Subtle Sci-Fi

By Mariah Kreutter
man and woman on floor
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The Worst Person in the World Is One of the Best Films of the Year

By Mariah Kreutter
Lena Dunham’s <em>Sharp Stick</em> Isn’t Sharp Enough

Lena Dunham’s Sharp Stick Isn’t Sharp Enough

The director’s sophomore feature is a hazy mishmash circling the void of a main character.

By Mariah Kreutter February 9, 2022
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In Parallel Mothers, Penelope Cruz Reminds Us Why She’s an Icon

In director Pedro Almodóvar’s latest Spanish-language film, the actor plays melodramatic as real as it gets.

By Mariah Kreutter January 20, 2022
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In <em>Parallel Mothers</em>, Penelope Cruz Reminds Us Why She’s an Icon
Olivia Colman acting as Leda sits on the beach in a loungechair.
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In The Lost Daughter, Moms Are People Too

By Mariah Kreutter
Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein? Dasha Nekrasova’s Debut Horror-Comedy Embraces the Conspiracy
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Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein? Dasha Nekrasova’s Debut Horror-Comedy Embraces the Conspiracy

By Mariah Kreutter
How Should a Reboot Be?
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How Should a Reboot Be?

By Mariah Kreutter
man standing with mountains in back
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The Power of the Dog is Brilliantly Subtle, Until It Brilliantly Isn’t

By Mariah Kreutter
two people standing by old car
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In Licorice Pizza, Alana’s Mom Has Got It Going On

By Mariah Kreutter