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Reviews: 'The Moment' and 'Send Help'
Shorter takes on new releases starring Charli XCX and Rachel McAdams
Feb 10
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Panic! At the Convent
On Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 'Black Narcissus'
Feb 5
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What I've been watching: January 2026
The movies, TV shows, and novels about mystical outcasts I enjoyed this month
Jan 30
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Nicole Kidman wants her husband dead!
On Gus Van Sant's 'To Die For'
Jan 20
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'The regime has no mercy'
On Miklós Jancsó's 'The Round-Up'
Jan 16
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Tricksters, sacred and profane
On Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' and Daniel Kehlmann's 'Tyll'
Jan 13
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My favorite movie discoveries of 2025
The best older films I watched for the first time last year, as well as several revelatory rewatches
Jan 5
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My favorite movies of 2025
New films from David Cronenberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Kelly Reichardt rank among the greatest films of the year
Dec 30, 2025
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'Carol' at 10
On Todd Haynes' masterful sapphic romance, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
Dec 24, 2025
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'Jay Kelly' review: Perfect celebrity
George Clooney and Adam Sandler star in Noah Baumbach's show biz dramedy
Dec 10, 2025
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