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Terrestrial Review: A Dark Sci-Fi Comedy About One Reunion Weekend Gone Very Wrong
Steve Pink has spent most of his career making comedies. He directed Hot Tub Time Machine and co-wrote Grosse Pointe Blank, and he’s the kind of filmmaker you’d expect to deliver a feel-good, easygoing movie about old friends. Terrestrial looks…
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The Dog Stars Review: Jacob Elordi Shines in Ridley Scott’s Post-Apocalyptic Drama
What would you do if almost everyone you loved disappeared overnight, leaving you in a world where survival mattered more than anything else? The Dog Stars explores that question through a lonely pilot trying to find a reason to keep…
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Klara and the Sun Review: Taika Waititi’s Ishiguro Adaptation Misses the Quiet Heart of the Novel
Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara and the Sun is a quiet, strange, and deeply moving book. It’s told through the eyes of an android who doesn’t fully understand the world around her, and it gradually reveals a future full of…
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Hope Review: Na Hong-jin’s Monster Epic Starts Great, Then Stumbles
Content note: This film is rated R for strong violence, gore, and language. Ten years is a long time to wait for a new film from Na Hong-jin. The South Korean director behind The Chaser, The Yellow Sea, and The…
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Ray Gunn Review: Brad Bird’s Retro-Futurist Noir Dazzles, But Does It Hit?
Brad Bird has spent decades on this one. The director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille first dreamed up Ray Gunn long ago, and the finished film finally premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. Netflix will release it on December…
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