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Nathaniel Bell

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Review: “Bring Her Back” Brings Some Well-framed Gross-Outs 

The Aussie Philippou bros pepper in the occasional human touch amid death cults, soul transference, evil children, blind girls in peril, and something dreadful in the pool house.  

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Review: In ‘Henry Johnson,’ There’s No One But the Players and the Played

David Mamet pushes his sharp, deadly serious film to the brink of self-parody. 

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Review: ‘Misericordia’ Unravels the Self-Destructive Nature of Attraction, Slowly But Surely

Director Alain Guiraudie’s thriller takes its time and keeps its mysteries.

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Review: ‘Black Bag’ Eschews Big-Budget Flash for Smart Camerawork and Deft Performances

Very subtle thrills lie beneath the unraveling marriage of Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender in Steven Soderbergh’s latest film.

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Review: Love Bridges CGI Hokum in ‘The Gorge’ 

Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy play sharpshooters who sling bullets and Cupid’s arrows. 

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FILM

Review: ‘Hard Truths’ is the Perfect Dramedy for Our Collective Short Fuses

Mike Leigh’s improvisational style of filmmaking forms characters out of the loam of human emotions.

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FILM

Review: ‘Elevation’ Keeps an Old-School Genre on Solid Ground 

Anthony Mackie looks great while killing megabugs. 

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FILM

Review: ‘Conclave’ Examines the Machinations – and Scandals – Surrounding a Papal Election 

Just in time for the most divisive election season in memory, Hollywood delves into the secrets and lies behind the Vatican’s closed doors.

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FILM

Review: ‘Reagan’ Glosses the Political for the Persona

Focusing on the Gipper’s Cold War foreign policy moves, the film avoids domestic divisiveness. 

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Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1

FILM

Review: ‘Horizon’ Is as Big as the Great Outdoors, But Could Use Some Focus

At three hours, Kevin Costner’s wannabe epic is still only one-quarter of a movie. 

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