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Review of Last Christmas (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 04 Dec 2019

Last Christmas does the job when it comes to creating a pleasant haze of warm feelings, offering a momentary respite from the cold, cynical…

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Review of Togo (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 04 Dec 2019

The real joy of Togo is simple: Willem Dafoe plus dog, and sometimes Willem Dafoe plus dogs, plural. He tells them they’re good dogs…

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Review of Earthquake Bird (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 25 Nov 2019

All three leads are terrific — especially Vikander, whose Japanese is impressive — but they’re working with material that doesn’t measure…

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Review of The Knight Before Christmas (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 25 Nov 2019

It’s equal parts modern fairy tale, time-travel movie that’s meant to make people understand and appreciate their own era, and Christmas…

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Review of Little Women (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 25 Nov 2019

What makes Little Women particularly refreshing is that Gerwig treats the four March sisters as equals, rather than as right or wrong for wanting…

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Review of Noelle (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 19 Nov 2019

Disney Plus’ original Christmas movie Noelle is like a recipe where all the ingredients are delicious, then realizing, once the dish has…

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Review of Let It Snow (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 19 Nov 2019

While the film isn’t groundbreaking, it’s an easygoing, unchallenging experience that’s suitable for the season…

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Review of Ford v Ferrari (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 19 Nov 2019

Shelby and Miles’ story is compelling, but Mangold digs deeper to find the motor that propels Ford v Ferrari across the finish line…

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Review of The King (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 19 Nov 2019

That it ends up being more of a showcase for Pattinson than Chalamet is the film’s biggest irony, and nearly the only thing that keeps Michôd’s…

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Review of Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 19 Nov 2019

Dolemite Is My Name is ultimately a little flimsy — perhaps as is appropriate given the nature of Dolemite itself — but it’s a star turn…

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Review of Someone Great (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for The New York Times (9,847) on 17 Apr 2019

The hooks on which Someone Great chooses to hang its emotional hats are a little clichéd, but Rodriguez, Snow and Wise have enough chemistry…

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Review of Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (2018)

By Karen Han (178) for The New York Times (9,847) on 26 Jan 2019

A title like Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski suggests a breadth and depth that’s difficult to live up to, which makes it all…

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Review of Serenity (2019)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 24 Jan 2019

To be clear, I admire [writer and director Steven] Knight... but Serenity is inexplicable…

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Review of Police Story (1985)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 28 Dec 2018

[Chan's] impeccable sense for how to stage a sequence extends to simple conversations, and the films are built around what's possible in terms…

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Review of Holmes & Watson (2018)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 28 Dec 2018

Though it doesn't all quite hold together, there are enough inspired moments - and enough strangeness lying just below the film's surface -…

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Review of Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 21 Dec 2018

In its indulgence of extremes, Bedknobs and Broomsticks becomes unwieldy, but also capable of reaching unforgettable heights…

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Review of Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 12 Dec 2018

The film is charming as far as Disney's the same, but different spate of reboots and remakes goes, but the kite never soars…

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Review of Aquaman (2018)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 11 Dec 2018

Its unapologetic ridiculousness is exactly why it's so delightful, bucking so many of the rules set for the genre in the last decade…

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Review of Mortal Engines (2018)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 05 Dec 2018

Whatever qualms I may have with the characters and plot are motes of dust in comparison to the sheer joy I felt watching London lumber after…

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Review of Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)

By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 27 Nov 2018

The balance it manages is a precarious one given that it's charting four different genres, and it pulls it off by treating each aspect with…

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Karen Han has written reviews for:

The New York Times (9,847)
Village Voice (8,525)
Indiewire (3,631)
L.A. Weekly (3,142)
Slate (2,081)
Slashfilm (971)
Vox (725)
Polygon (677)
Nerdist (550)
The Verge (432)

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