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Reviews

Review: Inside Out

By Michael Sragow
June 30, 2015
(Pete Docter, U.S., 2015)

Film of the Week: The Princess of France

By Jonathan Romney
June 29, 2015
Play's the thing: Matías Piñeiro's new Shakespearean feature stages an intricate romantic dance that exults in language and the enigma of attraction

Deep Focus: Ted 2

By Michael Sragow
June 24, 2015
Lout in sheep's clothing: Seth MacFarlane's sequel puts a window-dressing of liberal ideals over the trademark raunch and cultural references

Deep Focus: Manglehorn

By Michael Sragow
June 18, 2015
Pastmaster: an appreciation of Al Pacino, hitting his funky stride yet again in David Gordon Green's latest film and other studies in twilight

Film of the Week: Eden

By Jonathan Romney
June 18, 2015
As time goes by: Mia Hansen-Løve's entrancing chronicle of a French dance-music scene skips through the years to find the mood of a moment

Deep Focus: Jurassic World

By Michael Sragow
June 11, 2015
The new batch: the latest installment of Spielberg's dino franchise fails to balance its special effects with truly sentient characters

Film of the Week: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

By Jonathan Romney
June 11, 2015
It’s not what you think: Alfonso Gomes-Rejon’s story of male-female friendship is sweetly but sharply rendered, neither twee nor cheap weepie

Film of the Week: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

By Jonathan Romney
June 3, 2015
Behold! Roy Andersson's latest mordant pastiche of the human condition

Deep Focus: Spy

By Michael Sragow
June 3, 2015
Paul Feig's uproarious, splendidly cast parody of espionage thrillers goes straight for the belly laughs (and skips the fat jokes)

Deep Focus: Aloha

By Michael Sragow
May 28, 2015
Heart failure: Cameron Crowe's overstuffed redemption tale brings romance to his characters but without the courtesy of insight or nuance