Arts

Review: ‘Venom’ is not worth the $15 ticket, unfortunately

By James Cronin | October 9, 2018

When I was eight years old, I begged my mom for weeks to let me see “Iron Man.” I remember the excitement I felt when she finally relented and said yes.

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Arts

Review: 'Sorry to Bother You' is an insane, surrealist ride

By Joyce Lee | October 9, 2018

There’s crazy, there’s satire, there’s dystopian, and then there’s “Sorry to Bother You.” Musician Boots Riley’s 2018 directorial debut takes place in an alternative-world Oakland — but don’t let the term “alternative-world” fool you.

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Arts

Review: Melissa McCarthy stuns in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’

By Mia Nelson | October 5, 2018

“I have a hangover that is a real museum piece,” Lee Israel writes, imitating writer Dorothy Parker in a particularly famous forgery of Parker’s letters.

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Arts

Review: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is eviscerating of contemporary America

By Willem Gerrish | October 2, 2018

Spike Lee’s latest film, “BlacKkKlansman” is very much a movie created for and about the current American political and racial environment.

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Arts

Review: ‘A Star is Born’ is a sparkling, devastating love story

By Jordan McDonald | October 2, 2018

Directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, and featuring pop supernova Lady Gaga, 2018’s “A Star is Born,” a remake of William Wellman’s 1937 film of the same name, breathes new life into the music drama genre.

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Arts

Review: ‘Girl’ is a coming-of-age story based on metamorphosis

By Isabelle Blank | September 28, 2018

“Late at night, my mind would come alive with voices and stories and friends as dear to me as any in the real world.

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Arts

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is an addition to the Asian-American canon

By Joyce Lee | September 13, 2018

A working-class woman meets an outrageously rich man, and they fall in love in much to the derision and outrage of the man’s family (mostly his mother). It’s a classic formula, seen in works like “Pride and Prejudice” to which some critics have compared “Crazy Rich Asians,” the romantic-comedy released this summer that featured an all-Asian cast.

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Arts

Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’ isn’t magic

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | March 6, 2018

Dear Paul Thomas Anderson, I want to begin by affirming how much I respect your work. Although the rest of this letter will not be kind to your newest film, “Phantom Thread,” I don’t want you to doubt my admiration for you as a filmmaker.

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Arts

Review: ‘Lady Bird’ is charming, honest and Oscar-worthy

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | February 27, 2018

It’s hard not to ask what the best film of 2017 was, given that the 90th Academy Awards are less than a week away.

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Arts

Review: 'Black Panther' departs from superhero cliches

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | February 20, 2018

There is an old truism that posits that the best superhero films are those that first and foremost aim to be different.

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Arts

Review: 'Call Me By Your Name' is curiously haunting

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | February 13, 2018

As the 90th Academy Awards draw closer, it’s hard not to compare the various nominees, particularly those in the Best Picture category.

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Arts

Review: Ridley Scott is back to form with “All the Money in the World”

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | February 6, 2018

Last year, Ridley Scott’s “Alien: Covenant” premiered, but does anyone even remember the film?

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Arts

Review: ‘The Post’ highlights veteran actors yet fails to impress

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | January 23, 2018

“Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep were a bit shoddy in ‘The Post,’”  ... said no one ever.  Everyone and their mother anticipated that Steven Spielberg’s newest film about The Washington Post’s struggle to publish the Pentagon Papers would net Academy Award buzz for these two seasoned actors, who are among the most well-respected members in their industry.

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News

Review: ‘Bright’ fails to deliver message about race relations

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | January 16, 2018

This was not part of the plan. I had every intention of watching “The Post” and writing my review over the long weekend.

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Film Review

Review: Sorkin’s directorial turn captivates, lacks substance

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | January 9, 2018

In his newest film, “Molly’s Game,” Sorkin is behind the camera as well as the script. As far as directorial debuts go, the film isn’t half bad. It’s not great — many have already assessed that Sorkin is a better writer than director — but it’s a captivating two-and-a-half-hour thrill ride that plays like a more tame and conscientious version of “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

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Film Review

Review: ‘The Florida Project’ is good, depending on definition

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | November 14, 2017

A few weeks ago, my editors acquiesced to my request to drop the numerical ratings system in my reviews.

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Arts

Chadwick Boseman excels as pillar of justice in ‘Marshall’

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | November 7, 2017

On Saturday night, I trekked down to the labyrinthine nether-realm that is the Nugget Theater to see “Marshall.” Ten minutes before, I had left the Hopkins Center for the Arts’ screening of Taylor Sheridan’s problematic, complicated yet engaging “Wind River,” which played to a mostly packed theater.

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Arts

Halloween-o-thon showcases young Upper Valley filmmakers

By Jordan McDonald | November 2, 2017

On Sunday, Oct. 29, Upper Valley television channel CATV’s sixth annual Halloween-o-thon took place on Dartmouth’s campus from 1 p.m.

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Arts

‘Battle of the Sexes’ proves to be more than just a sports movie

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | October 31, 2017

In last week’s review of “The Snowman,” I encouraged readers to skip that dreadfully dull film and instead watch “Battle of the Sexes.” As it happens, I saw the two films over a week ago, and the contrast could not have been greater.

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Arts

Dark, challenging ‘Detroit’ may be controversial without purpose

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | October 17, 2017

I watched “Detroit” over a week ago, and I’m still not quite sure what to say.

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