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'The regime has no mercy'
On Miklós Jancsó's 'The Round-Up'
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Tricksters, sacred and profane
On Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' and Daniel Kehlmann's 'Tyll'
Jan 13
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My favorite movie discoveries of 2025
The best older films I watched for the first time last year, as well as several revelatory rewatches
Jan 5
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My favorite movies of 2025
New films from David Cronenberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Kelly Reichardt rank among the greatest films of the year
Dec 30, 2025
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'Carol' at 10
On Todd Haynes' masterful sapphic romance, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
Dec 24, 2025
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'Jay Kelly' review: Perfect celebrity
George Clooney and Adam Sandler star in Noah Baumbach's show biz dramedy
Dec 10, 2025
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What I've been watching: November 2025
The movies, video games, and doomed love stories aboard the RMS Titanic I've been watching and playing the last month
Dec 2, 2025
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The last Hollywood movie released on VHS
On David Cronenberg's 'A History of Violence'
Nov 14, 2025
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What I've been watching: October 2025
The movies, TV shows, and samurai revenge sagas I've been watching and playing for the last month
Nov 4, 2025
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Al Pacino is cruising for a killer
On William Friedkin's 'Cruising'
Oct 24, 2025
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