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B
Tom Hanks anchors the compelling nautical thriller
Greyhound
C
Guest Of Honour
has the style of classic Atom Egoyan, but none of the inspiration
B+
Netflix’s enchanting Walter Mercado documentary radiates with
Mucho Mucho Amor
Book Review
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A-
From infectious diseases to fake news,
The Rules Of Contagion
examines how things spread
C-
With his massive debut novel, Charlie Kaufman disappears up his own ass
B-
Only Ottessa Moshfegh could have written
Death In Her Hands
, a grisly murder-mystery without a body
Comics
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B+
920London
explores young queer love in the ’00s emo scene
A
Sticks and Scones
is a heartfelt, masterful conclusion to
Check, Please!
B
Batman: The Adventures Continue
expands the mythos of the classic ’90s cartoon
Uncategorized
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B+
Self Care
is a timely beach read that skewers wellness and performative feminism
D
Abandon all hope, ye who are renting
Scoob!
C
The anti-gerrymandering doc
Slay The Dragon
is an uninspired call to action
Music
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A-
Phoebe Bridgers is as anxious as the rest of us, but
Punisher
is still a soothing balm
B
Lady Gaga returns to her electro-pop roots—and channels Madonna (again)—on
Chromatica
C
The 1975 gets restless on the sprawling, unfocused
Notes On A Conditional Form
Game Review
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The Last Of Us Part II
boldly reckons with its predecessor and its own violent design
Though set during a terrifying outbreak, the
Resident Evil 3
remake is delectable comfort food
Jedi: Fallen Order
is a good
Star Wars
game with terrible slides
Game in Progress
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Vampyr
The deliciously nasty
Vampyr
feels like a game from another era
Far Cry 5
Far Cry 5
’
s nihilistic ending tries to take the rest of the game down with it
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Ni No Kuni 2
’s final hours bring a conventional ending to an unconventional RPG
DVD Review
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A
With
Dr. Strangelove
, Kubrick shot a brilliant satire like a straight thriller
B+
Fantastic Planet
looks as strange today as it must have 40 years ago
B+
Jean Renoir’s path to greatness began with
La Chienne
Comedy
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B+
Wyatt Cenac’s latest album finds the funny in world-weariness
B-
Taylor Negron isn’t exactly himself on this posthumous collection
B+
On
Effable
, Guy Branum imbues observational humor with personal pain
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