Movie Reviews
Dan Webster and Nathan Weinbender give short movie reviews.
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Ridley Scott’s film “Napoleon” has already inspired criticism of its bizarre central performance by Joaquin Phoenix and its lack of historical rigor. But Nathan Weinbender says the movie works as a dark comedy about a strange, impetuous, occasionally brilliant man.
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Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” has a familiar plotline that doesn’t end up meaning much of anything, Dan Webster says in his review.
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Since its release a few weeks ago, Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” has started a lot of conversation. It’s an adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s memoir about her life with Elvis, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s also one of Coppola’s best films.
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In “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti plays a Scrooge-like prep-school teacher spending Christmas as a babysitter, Dan Webster says in his review.
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It’s always an event when Martin Scorsese directs a new film, and his latest is the sprawling, violent historical drama “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Nathan Weinbender says it’s a painful, brutal epic that demands to be seen on the big screen.
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The award-winning French film “Anatomy of a Fall” reinvigorates a familiar genre, the courtroom drama, Dan Webster says in his review.
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“The Pigeon Tunnel” takes a look, close but maybe not close enough, at the enigma called John le Carré, Dan Webster says in his review.
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“Killers of the Flower Moon” is a gripping depiction of a dark facet of American history by master filmmaker Martin Scorsese, Dan Webster says in his review.
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There’s a new film from Spain that’s worth seeking out. It’s called “The Beasts,” and it concerns a growing tension between farmers in Galicia. Nathan Weinbender says it’s one of the best movies of the year.
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“The Beasts” depicts the kind of culture clash that can lead to devastating events, Dan Webster says in his review.
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