More from Frank Scheck
Critic’s Notebook: Donald Trump Returns to Bad Form — and Gives the Democrats Hope
Accepting the Republican nomination, the former president abandoned his "unity" theme and reverted to his grievance-filled greatest hits in an unhinged mess of a speech.
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‘The Convert’ Review: Guy Pearce in a Visceral Historical Drama That Ultimately Lacks Depth
A British preacher finds himself caught up in a violent conflict between two warring Maori tribes in Lee Tamahori's second feature back in his native New Zealand after a long Hollywood hiatus.
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‘Kalki 2898 AD’ Review: Telugu-Language Sci-Fi Epic Is Fitfully Entertaining Overkill
A group of warriors attempt to protect a sacred unborn child in this dystopian extravaganza directed by Nag Ashwin.
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‘Kill’ Review: Train-Set Indian Actioner Alternately Entertains and Exhausts
A pair of off-duty commandos go up against dozens of robbers in Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's Hindi-language action film.
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‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Review: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Can’t Land Greg Berlanti’s Unwieldy Space-Race Rom-Com
The actors star alongside Woody Harrelson and Ray Romano in a period screwball/thriller/romance set during the preparations for the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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‘Cabo Negro’ Review: A Wispy, Morocco-Set Tale of Youth, Sex and Boredom
Two young people encounter various strangers while spending time in a beach resort in Abdellah Taia's sophomore feature.
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‘Second Chance’ Review: Graceful Drama Traces an Indian Woman’s Post-Trauma Journey
A young woman recovers from an abortion by escaping to a remote Himalayan village in Subhadra Mahajan's Karlovy Vary-premiering debut feature.
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‘Tiny Lights’ Review: Empathetic Czech Drama Sees the World Through a Child’s Eyes
A six-year-old girl spends a day dealing with various concerns while unaware of familial turmoil in Beata Parkanova's Karlovy Vary-premiering feature.
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‘Loveable’ Review: An Incisive and Nuanced Norwegian Marital Drama
A woman discovers herself when her relationship with her husband unravels in Lilja Ingolfsdottir's debut feature, premiering at Karlovy Vary.
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‘Real’ Review: Grueling Documentary Captures Footage From Russia-Ukraine Battle
Premiering at Karlovy Vary, Oleh Sentsov's film is composed of 90 minutes accidentally shot by the director's helmet camera during a Russo-Ukrainian War battle.
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‘Night Has Come’ Review: A Visceral Documentary About Elite Peruvian Military Recruits
Paolo Tizan's Karlovy Vary-bowing film chronicles the efforts of young men training to serve in an area where drug trafficking takes place.
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Critic’s Notebook: CNN’s Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Was a Depressing and Distressing Display
Biden failed badly at optics, Trump was outrageously but calmly dishonest, and moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash barely bothered to do their job.
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