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Review of Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 13 Aug 2018

Chu is definitely not an actor’s director, being far more concerned with splashy spectacle than intimate human emotions, and often you can…

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Review of 211 (2018)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 13 Aug 2018

Adhering to a formula is one thing, but this cliché overload pushes 211 over the line that divides undistinguished movies from bad ones…

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Review of The Spy Gone North (2018)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 09 Aug 2018

A compelling spy epic, also educational to Westerners in its delineation of the eternal North and South Korea divide…

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Review of The Swan (2018)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 09 Aug 2018

The simplicity and wonder of Sól’s quest for identity is muddled by pretense, and by circumstances and subplots that are tangential to her…

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Review of A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)

By Gary M. Kramer (92) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 08 Aug 2018

Credit director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and Cole for an impressive achievement that takes viewers on an intense journey…

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Review of Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 08 Aug 2018

The film isn’t a genre changer, but it’s elegant and admirably remorseless—and when it breaks bad, it breaks very bad indeed…

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Review of The Swan (2018)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 08 Aug 2018

The simplicity and wonder of Sól’s quest for identity is muddled by pretense, and by circumstances and subplots that are tangential to her…

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Review of Skate Kitchen (2018)

By Simi Horwitz (83) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 08 Aug 2018

In the end, Skate Kitchen is a frustrating film that’s supposed to elicit a heady sense of freedom, girl power and a rush of sisterhood…

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Review of The Meg (2018)

By Rebecca Pahle (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2018

Is it a particularly great movie? No. Does it have some pretty major structural problems? Yes…

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Review of Dog Days (2018)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2018

No spoiler here that all unfolds with twists and complications but lands in a colorful kibble bowl of happy endings…

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Review of Dog Days (2018)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2018

No spoiler here that all unfolds with twists and complications but lands in a colorful kibble bowl of happy endings…

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Review of Dog Days (2018)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2018

No spoiler here that all unfolds with twists and complications but lands in a colorful kibble bowl of happy endings…

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Review of Madeline's Madeline (2018)

By Simi Horwitz (83) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 06 Aug 2018

In the end, the fine acting cannot salvage the uninspired material that fancies itself cutting-edge yet is paradoxically dated…

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Review of Nancy (2018)

By Anna Storm (53) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 06 Aug 2018

This is a tightly structured story that will leave you guessing about, and feeling for, the broken people at its center…

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Review of Dog Days (2018)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 06 Aug 2018

No spoiler here that all unfolds with twists and complications but lands in a colorful kibble bowl of happy endings…

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Review of BlacKkKlansman (2018)

By André Hereford (101) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Aug 2018

The seams definitely show in the film’s effort to contain all the comment, comedy, horror, romance and drama, but Lee handily orchestrates…

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Review of The Darkest Minds (2018)

By Rebecca Pahle (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Aug 2018

The Darkest Minds isn’t atrocious so much as it’s just plain dull, which is a worse kind of bad to be…

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Review of The Captain (2018)

By Lisa Jo Sagolla (12) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Aug 2018

Schwentke’s delectable drama is ultimately a keen indictment of the stereotypical German affinity for efficiency and the sense of community…

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Review of The Captain (2018)

By Lisa Jo Sagolla (12) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Aug 2018

Schwentke’s delectable drama is ultimately a keen indictment of the stereotypical German affinity for efficiency and the sense of community…

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Review of Searching (2018)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2018

Searching is so smart about how we interact with computers that it's surprising how lame it is about moviemaking basics like characters and plot…

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