‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ Avoids the Trap of Mythology
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Netflix documentary focuses on the environment that created the Notorious B.I.G. and the people whose lives he touched
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‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Fails to Take Into Account the Life of the Woman We Still Love
Posted in: Movie ReviewsDirected by Lee Daniels, the movie stars Andra Day as the titular Lady Day and tells the story of Holiday’s life in the wake of “Strange Fruit”
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‘Tom and Jerry’: Cat v. Mouse: Dawn of Justice
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFeline gets outsmarted by rodent. Human actors collect checks. An intellectual property gets dragged out one more time. What do you need, a road map?
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‘The Father’: Anthony Hopkins Shows the Reality of Living With Dementia
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe cruelty, confusion, and conflicts are on full display in this moving and memorable movie about aging
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‘The Vigil’: The Dybbuk Stops Here
Posted in: Movie ReviewsA former Hasid agrees to watch over a recently deceased member of the community — and who may have been haunted — in this subculturally specific supernatural thriller
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‘Test Pattern’ Is a Master Class in Body Language
Posted in: Movie ReviewsShatara Michelle Ford's debut is stunning in its examination of blackness, whiteness, gender, and class
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Rosamund Pike’s Smile Says It All in ‘I Care a Lot’
Posted in: Movie ReviewsA withering lesson in the art of the steal
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‘Truth to Power’: How System of a Down’s Serj Tankian Tried to Change the World
Posted in: Movie ReviewsBy focusing on two sides of the singer — the artist and the activist — the film shows what musicians can be capable of if they believe in their message
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‘Supernova’: Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth’s Love Story Is Moving Despite Its Limits
Posted in: Movie ReviewsHarry Macqueen's film contains remarkable wise moments between a longtime gay couple — even if it smooths over some of the pricklier parts of their relationship
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‘The Mauritanian’: Putting a Face to the War on Terror’s Casualties
Posted in: Movie ReviewsAn adaptation of a Guantanamo prisoner's memoir splits its time between legal drama and P.O.W. survivalist tale — and gives you one first-rate performance
