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Frozen 2 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Return of the Disney Juggernauts

By Ross Douthat January 9, 2020

In the next issue, hopefully, I will report on the good movies that came out during the Christmas-season rush. First, though, we need to talk about the big, bad ones.

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Families Are the Murder Victims in Knives Out! and Marriage Story

By Ross Douthat December 19, 2019

You will not find these films compared in many reviews, but it’s interesting to read them through each other.

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Why Scorsese’s The Irishman Doesn’t Succeed

By Ross Douthat December 5, 2019

De-aging visual technology can only do so much.

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Jojo Rabbit and the Pitfalls of Nazi Humor

By Ross Douthat November 21, 2019

The closer you get to the Holocaust, the more your efforts at satire will be swallowed up.

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The Lighthouse’s Maritime Mythology Doesn’t Deliver

By Ross Douthat November 7, 2019

Watching men drink and fight and possibly hallucinate, rinse and repeat, is interesting only until it isn’t.

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Skip Zombieland 2 and Watch Lupita Nyong’o in Little Monsters

By Ross Douthat October 24, 2019

Into the relative quiet two new zombie flicks come lurching.

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Joker: A Violent, Noxious Scorsese Rip-Off

By Ross Douthat October 10, 2019

A review of Joker.

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Jennifer Lopez Delivers a Career-High Performance in Hustlers

By Ross Douthat September 26, 2019

A review of Hustlers.

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Horror-Comedy Ready or Not Plays on Primal Human Fears

By Ross Douthat September 12, 2019

A review of Ready or Not, starring Samara Weaving.

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The Farewell: A Restrained Deathbed Drama

By Ross Douthat August 22, 2019

A review of the film The Farewell.