‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ Review: Golden Bear Winner Is Shocking, Brilliant Pandemic Satire
Radu Jude’s tale of a sex tape gone wrong jams two very different movies together for a bold, hilarious take on society’s awful state.
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‘The Affair’ Review: Carice van Houten Carries a Generic Melodrama About a Remarkable House
Shot inside the Villa Tugendhat, a Czech masterpiece of modernist design, “The Affair” is never as memorable as its architecture.
‘Sophie Jones’ Review: All the Pain of the High School Experience, Plus a Bitter Grief
Cousins Jessie and Jessica Barr team up for a story they know all too well themselves: what it’s like to lose a parent when you’re just a teenager.
‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’ Review: Hamaguchi Ryūsuke Spins a Delightful Trio of Short Stories
Berlin: Hamaguchi Ryūsuke follows “Asako I & II” with a triptych of thematically related but wildly unpredictable shorts about coincidence.
‘Coming 2 America’ Review: Eddie Murphy Offers the Right Kind of Fan Service in Funny-Enough Sequel
Fans of the original will find much to enjoy in this stuffed follow-up, but none of the gags hold as much appeal as watching Murphy back in action.
‘Introduction’ Review: If You’ve Never Seen a Hong Sang-soo Movie, This Isn’t the Best Place to Start
Slight and discursive even by Hong Sang-soo standards, “Introduction” will be less rewarding for newcomers than for longtime fans.
‘Ballad of a White Cow’ Review: A Masterful Look at an Iranian Woman and the Lies She’s Told
Berlin: An absorbing tale of grief and guilt, this compelling drama from Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha has a slow-burn power.
‘Boogie’ Review: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Creator’s First Feature Is a Victim of Its Own Critique
Eddie Huang’s coming-of-age sports drama uplifts the Asian American struggle while falling into the same othering it purports to despise.
‘Ninjababy’ Review: A Raunchy and Warm-Hearted Gender-Swapped Spin on ‘Knocked Up’
Berlin: Yngvild Sve Flikke’s Norwegian pregnancy comedy is fresh, funny, and feminist, with the year’s most unlikely animated hero at its heart.
‘Moxie’ Review: Amy Poehler Introduces Feminist Thinking to a Generation That Might Not Need It
Amy Poehler’s latest directorial outing for Netflix is well-meaning and respectful, but it also seems crafted for an audience already well-versed in its messaging.
‘Petite Maman’ Review: Céline Sciamma Channels Miyazaki in Her Small but Shimmering ‘Portrait’ Follow-Up
Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” follow-up is only 72 minutes long, but it feels infinite.
‘Chaos Walking’ Review: Doug Liman’s Sci-Fi Adaptation Dulls a Sharp YA Saga into White Noise
“Chaos Walking” should’ve been the weirdest sci-fi blockbuster since “Cloud Atlas,” but this YA adaptation is too afraid of its own ideas.
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