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Review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 19 Dec 2019

It’s just determined to deliver as many answers and as much plot momentum as possible, even when slowing down or holding back would give…

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Review of Marriage Story (2019)

By Joshua Rivera (91) for The Verge (432) on 19 Dec 2019

One of Marriage Story’s biggest successes lies in its straightforwardness…

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Review of Uncut Gems (2019)

By Kevin Nguyen (1) for The Verge (432) on 19 Dec 2019

Uncut Gems is about the thrill of the gambit, the jolt of glee and terror in watching someone pursue the next shiny thing…

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Review of Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Verge (432) on 19 Dec 2019

The Next Level thinks the milk-bland personalities of its central teenagers and a couple of cranky old people count as a rooting interest to…

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Review of Paradise Hills (2019)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 24 Oct 2019

It’s bizarre and often delightful. Paradise Hills captures a futuristic fantasy aesthetic that feels familiar in video games, but fresh in movies…

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Review of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

By Caroline Siede (75) for The Verge (432) on 17 Oct 2019

After a run of live-action Disney remakes that mostly play things safe, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a much needed swing-for-the-fences…

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Review of Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Verge (432) on 17 Oct 2019

At times, Double Tap does recapture the original film’s tossed-off delights…

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Review of Jexi (2019)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Verge (432) on 11 Oct 2019

It would be easier to buy Jexi’s more intentional absurdities if its reality wasn’t so elastic, stretching to accommodate poorly staged…

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Review of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

By Liz Shannon Miller (69) for The Verge (432) on 11 Oct 2019

Paul already has a pile of awards acknowledging his acting talents, but his work in El Camino is staggering, given the high difficulty factor…

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Review of The Addams Family (2019)

By Caroline Siede (75) for The Verge (432) on 10 Oct 2019

Unfortunately, The Addams Family is so bland, unfunny, and poorly structured that even the best intentions can’t elevate it…

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Review of Gemini Man (2019)

By Charles Bramesco (223) for The Verge (432) on 08 Oct 2019

Lee sometimes gives the impression of a virtuoso guitarist, needlessly gussying up his act with double-necked axes and pyrotechnics…

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Review of Joker (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 04 Oct 2019

It’s hypnotic just how horrifying Arthur’s existence is, just as Phoenix’s performance is hypnotic as he spirals from fragile hope into…

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Review of Lucy in the Sky (2019)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Verge (432) on 03 Oct 2019

The movie focuses so intently on technical craft that it sometimes zones right out…

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Review of First Love (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 27 Sep 2019

First Love is the kind of film that’s designed for seen-it-all genre fans who know these tropes (the scheming criminal, the dewy ingenues,…

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Review of First Love (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 27 Sep 2019

First Love is the kind of film that’s designed for seen-it-all genre fans who know these tropes (the scheming criminal, the dewy ingenues,…

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Review of First Love (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 27 Sep 2019

First Love is the kind of film that’s designed for seen-it-all genre fans who know these tropes (the scheming criminal, the dewy ingenues,…

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Review of The Irishman (2019)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The Verge (432) on 27 Sep 2019

In many ways, this is an Old Man movie — a slower late-period work by a filmmaker ruminating on his advancing age, and on the beloved classics…

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Review of Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Verge (432) on 20 Sep 2019

Between Two Ferns: The Movie is too much Between Two Ferns to fit into an episode but not enough movie for a sit-down-in-the-theater experience…

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Review of Ad Astra (2019)

By Caroline Siede (75) for The Verge (432) on 18 Sep 2019

Ad Astra is poised to kick-start the most passionate style-vs.-substance debate cinephiles have had in years…

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Review of Knives Out (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 12 Sep 2019

It lacks Hitchcockian tension or Christie-level dignity, but it’s funny, surprising, and intriguing in the way it flips the usual murder-mystery…

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