September 25, 2019
No one’s laughing now: Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’
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A gripping psychological study of psychosis offers a surprising change of pace in the superhero genre
Shane Danielsen
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August 1, 2019
Popcorn maker: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’
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The tide may have turned against the director’s juvenile instincts and misogynist violence
September 16, 2019
Venice International Film Festival 2019
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Théo Court’s masterful ‘Blanco en Blanco’ is a bright point in a largely lacklustre line-up
July 2, 2019
Art life: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s ‘Never Look Away’ and Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’
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By barely disguising an account of the life of Gerhard Richter, the German director fails the artist and filmgoers
June 2, 2019
A master’s misstep: Claire Denis’ ‘High Life’
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The French auteur chooses a sci-fi film to start over-explaining things
May 1, 2019
Killer instincts: The ‘John Wick’ franchise
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Keanu Reeves hones his stardom in the hyperreal violence of an assassin’s tale
April 1, 2019
Haruki to Highsmith: Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Burning’
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Mr Ripley echoes through a masterful tale of class tensions in Seoul
March 5, 2019
A showcase of the unexceptional: the 2019 Berlin Film Festival
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This year’s offerings did little to arrest the event’s apparent decline
February 2, 2019
The spectacle of a political scandal: Jason Reitman’s ‘The Front Runner’ and Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Loro’
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New films about ’80s presidential hopeful Gary Hart and Italy’s controversial Silvio Berlusconi both miss the mark
December 1, 2018
Pawel Pawlikowski’s perfectly formed ‘Cold War’
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Not a moment is wasted in what could be the Polish director’s masterpiece
October 1, 2018
A man and his bear: Marc Forster’s ‘Christopher Robin’
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Adults will find this new tale of Winnie the Pooh surprisingly moving
September 25, 2018
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 (part two)
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The ordinary and the extraordinary at this year’s event, and the perils of criticism
September 14, 2018
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 (part one)
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A British outlier and a British newcomer are among the stand-outs in the first part of the festival