May 11, 2018
‘The Alienist’: a gripping but imperfect thriller
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Forensic psychology powers this lavish series, but is one of its less interesting features
Harry Windsor
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April 10, 2018
‘Ready Player One’: a candy-coloured lesson on VR’s dangers
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Spielberg has principles, and if you don’t like them, he has others
April 17, 2018
‘A Quiet Place’, where silence means survival
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John Krasinski’s latest film summons terror from the everyday
April 5, 2018
‘Early Man’ returns Aardman to its roots
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The studio’s founders discuss prehistoric soccer and their history in Hollywood
March 20, 2018
‘The Workshop’: teen angst in a post-Charlie Hebdo France
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Laurent Cantet’s new film explores the lure of political extremism for the young and bored
March 9, 2018
‘Red Sparrow’ keeps us guessing, to a point
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Jennifer Lawrence reunites with her ‘Hunger Games’ director in this dated thriller
March 1, 2018
Robin Campillo’s ‘BPM’
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The French-Moroccan director presents a clear-eyed portrayal of true activism during the AIDS epidemic
February 2, 2018
‘Molly’s Game’: Aaron Sorkin plays a predictable hand
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The screenwriter leaves nothing unexplained in his directorial debut
January 23, 2018
Liam Neeson’s routine ride in ‘The Commuter’
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Having conquered planes and automobiles, Neeson and director Jaume Collet-Serra move the action to trains
November 1, 2017
‘The Deuce’ (HBO / Foxtel)
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David Simon’s new series shines amid the sleaze of the New York porn industry
October 16, 2017
The art of the hustle in the Safdie Brothers’ ‘Good Time’
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The lo-fi New Yorkers take on a Robert Pattinson–starring genre thriller
September 1, 2017
Risky business
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‘American Made’ provides more subversive smarts than you’d expect from a Tom Cruise vehicle
July 14, 2017
Modern family
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Does the playful transgression of Caryl Churchill’s ‘Cloud Nine’ still have the capacity to shock?