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Still of Navid Mohammadzadeh and Taraneh Alidoosti in Leila’s Brothers (2022)

Leila’s Brothers (2022)

In this searing look at a modern-day Iranian family in crisis, victims are many and answers are few

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Still of Renato Salvatori and Alain Delon in ‘Rocco and His Brothers’ (1960)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

This hard-to-watch drama illuminates the harsh choices facing poor families in post-war Italy

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Featured Posts

Still of Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, and Jack Haley in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939)

Off to See the Wizard – Again, and Again and …

Why did a childhood enchantment became an adult obsession?

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Still of George Peppard in ‘How the West Was Won’

The Moment I Fell in Love with Movies

‘How the West Was Won’ sparked a life-long obsession

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More Reviews

Photo of Leelee Sobieski and Albert Brooks in ‘My First Mister’

My First Mister (2001)

In ‘My First Mister’, Brooks and Sobieski leave a lasting impression

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Photo of Robin Wright and James McAvoy in The Conspirator (2010)

The Conspirator (2010)

McAvoy and Wright make a persuasive case for watching ‘The Conspirator’

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Photo of Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas (2012)

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Will you like ‘Cloud Atlas’? Somebody already does

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Photo of Kim Sae-ron in A Brand New Life (2009)

A Brand New Life (2009)

Kim Sae-ron brings light into ‘A Brand New Life’

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Photo of Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton in The Colony (2013)

The Colony (2013)

Even Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton can’t save ‘The Colony’ from disaster

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Photo of Jazz Lintot, Bianca Bree, Sean Brosnan, Simon Phillips, and Maya Grant in ‘U.F.O.’ (2012)

U.F.O. (2012)

‘U.F.O.’ touches down on the other side of entertaining

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Photo of Sa-rang Kim and In-seong Zo in "Love Impossible" (2003)

Love Impossible (2003)

Do opposites attract? Of course they do

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Photo of Kirsten Dunst in ‘Melancholia’.

Melancholia (2011)

If you can’t get through the first five minutes, then ‘Melancholia’ is not for you

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Photo of Christina Ricci and Liam Neeson in After.Life (2009)

After.Life (2009)

‘After.Life’ makes you wish it was just all over

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