‘The Lion at My Back’ Review: Two Women Forge a Cross-Cultural Friendship in a Bleak Cyprus-Set Drama Haunted by Violence
Greek Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali’s Karlovy Vary premiere centers on the bond between a recovering addict and sex worker and a teenage Senegalese refugee.
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‘Hijamat’ Review: A Gay Muslim and His Family Face Conflicts of Duty and Desire in Uneven Jafar Panahi-Produced Drama
The Iranian Palme d'Or winner also edited writer-director Nader Saeivar's film, which premiered at Karlovy Vary and features a striking cameo from Nastassja Kinski.
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‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan Crafts High-Minded if at Times Snoozy Spectacle Out of an Episodic Journey Led by a Brooding Matt Damon
Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson flesh out the stacked ensemble of this monumentally scaled epic, also featuring Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron.
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‘Black Money for White Nights’ Review: A Cruel but Hilarious Bulgarian Take on Greed and Family Dysfunction
Ivan Savov and Tanya Shahova play a couple who get fleeced out of gains they accrued by soliciting bribes in Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's Karlovy Vary entry.
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‘Fruit Gathering’ Review: A Factory Worker Falls for Her Female Colleague in a Delicate Burmese Debut
The film about forbidden love took home Karlovy Vary's top prize after its recent premiere at the fest.
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‘The Guest’ Review: Trine Dyrholm Gives a Scorcher of a Performance in a Gutsy Danish Party-Gone-Wrong Drama
Mads Mengel's debut feature about a woman who crashes her grandson's naming ceremony premiered at Karlovy Vary.
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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Review: New Entry Ramps Up the Deadite Savagery, Giving Gorehounds What They Want While Sticking to the Formula
Souheila Yacoub plays a newly widowed Parisienne sheltering with her American in-laws in Sébastien Vanicek’s sixth installment of Sam Raimi’s demonic possession franchise.
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‘Moana’ Review: Captivating Newcomer Catherine Laga’aia and a Game Dwayne Johnson Invigorate One of Disney’s Better Live-Action Remakes
Thomas Kail directs this reimagining of the hit 2016 animated feature about a plucky Polynesian teenager’s coming of age, with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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‘Young Washington’ Review: A Stodgy Historical Primer Steeped in Performative Patriotism
Featuring Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, Mary-Louise Parker and Kelsey Grammer in supporting roles, Jon Erwin's drama depicts the founding father's early days in the military.
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‘Enola Holmes 3’ Review: Millie Bobby Brown’s Sleuth Tackles Nuptials and a New Case in Fun, Forgettable Netflix Threequel
Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter also appear in the latest installment of the popular film franchise about Sherlock Holmes' crime-solving younger sister.
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‘Minions & Monsters’ Review: Antic Blend of Silliness and Cinephilia Delights, Until It Doesn’t
The little yellow creatures become movie stars during the silent film era in their new adventure, which boasts a vocal cast including Allison Janney, Jesse Eisenberg and Zoey Deutch.
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‘Little Brother’ Review: John Cena and Eric André in Netflix’s Shamelessly Recycled Odd-Couple Raunchfest
An uptight real estate broker finds himself saddled with the guy he mentored in high school in the film co-starring Michelle Monaghan and Christopher Meloni.
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‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Review: Johnny Knoxville and Gang Reunite for One Final (Fingers Crossed) High-Risk Hurrah
New, insanely dangerous stunts, as well as past highlights, are featured in this allegedly ultimate film of the longstanding franchise.
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‘Lucky Strike’ Review: Scott Eastwood and Colin Hanks in Rod Davis Lurie’s Derivative World War II Thriller
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor co-stars in the film about an American soldier trapped behind enemy lines.
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‘Supergirl’ Review: Milly Alcock Sparks Punkish Chaos and Jason Momoa Brings Bad-Boy Energy, but DC’s Latest Caped Caper Is Stuck on Autopilot
Matthias Schoenaerts plays a vicious supervillain, with Eve Ridley as an orphaned teen out to avenge the killing of her family in Craig Gillespie’s interplanetary action saga.
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‘The Get Out’ Review: Russell Crowe Is Enjoyably Ridiculous as an Albanian Nightclub Owner in Comic Neo-Noir Pastiche
Nina Dobrev, Aaron Paul, Teresa Palmer and Luke Evans also appear in Derrick Borte's L.A.-set thriller.
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