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Kevin Costner’s “Horizon” Goes West but Gets Nowhere
Westerns are an inherently political genre, for the obvious reason that they depict (or distort or interrogate) American history. But…
Annie Baker’s “Janet Planet” Is an Exquisitely Moving Film Début
The first time we meet Janet in “Janet Planet,” a wondrous début feature from the celebrated playwright Annie Baker, she…
A Road Warrior’s Driving Lessons in the Thrilling, Sprawling “Furiosa”
The last time we saw Imperator Furiosa, in the dystopian chase thriller “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015), she had just…
The Madly Captivating Urban Sprawl of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis”
The subject of “Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola’s first feature in thirteen years, is time. The movie begins with an image…
“The Fall Guy” Is Gravity-Defying Fun, in Every Sense
In the art of filmmaking, there’s a special place for movies by directors who know whereof they film. When a…