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THR Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2025
A sexy gay cruising thriller, an all-too-timely drama about post-wildfire recovery and a shocking doc about U.S. prisons are among our critics’ faves from the fest.
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‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ Review: Israeli Comedian Makes for a Compelling Guide to the Middle East Mess in Engaging Doc
Amber Fares' doc follows Israeli comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi as she grapples with the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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‘The Librarians’ Review: A Powerful Documentary About American Book Bans — and the Heroes Who Battle Them
Kim A. Snyder's film spotlights the librarians on the front line of the culture war waged by right-wingers in certain American states.
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‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore’ Review: A Vibrant Documentary Portrait of a Trailblazer
Shoshannah Stern's doc features extensive interviews with Matlin and covers, among many things, the abuse she alleges she suffered at the hands of William Hurt.
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‘Paddington in Peru’ Review: Olivia Colman in a Charming-Enough Threequel That Struggles To Live up to Its Predecessors
Dougal Wilson directs the latest installment in the family-friendly franchise, with Ben Whishaw once again voicing its curious ursine hero.
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‘Blitz’ Review: Saoirse Ronan in Steve McQueen’s Admirably Crafted but Overly Clichéd Tribute to London’s Survival in World War II
The Apple TV+ dramatic feature centers on a young boy and his mother trying to find their way back to one another amid the bombing of the city.
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‘My Eternal Summer’ Review: A Danish Tearjerker Brought to Life in Poignant, Unsentimental Detail
Director Sylvia Le Fanu's feature debut chronicles an ailing mother's final weeks, as seen through the eyes of her 15-year-old teenage daughter over an eventful family vacation.
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‘When Fall Is Coming’ Review: François Ozon Crafts a Darkly Funny French Drama Worth Savoring
A retiree with a complicated past finds her relationship with her disapproving daughter and darling grandson derailed by an accident involving poison mushrooms.
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‘Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness’ Review: Johnny Depp’s Return to Directing Yields a Bland Biopic of a Tortured Artist
Premiering at the San Sebastian Film Festival, the drama co-starring Al Pacino chronicles three chaotic days in the life of Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani.
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‘Emmanuelle’ Review: Audrey Diwan’s Update of a ’70s Softcore Hit Is More Pretty Than Purposeful
Premiering at the San Sebastián Film Festival, the drama starring Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts and Will Sharpe chronicles the erotic adventures of a businesswoman on a trip to Hong Kong.
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THR Critics Pick the Best Films From the Fall Festivals
An ambitious American immigrant saga, Nicole Kidman’s steamy erotic thriller, an intimate John Lennon doc and a trippy Luca Guadagnino-Daniel Craig collaboration are among our reviewers’ 15 faves out of Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
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‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Documentarian Wang Bing Concludes His Chinese Garment Workers Trilogy in Compelling Fashion
A follow-up to 2023's 'Youth (Spring)' and this year's 'Youth (Hard Times),' the film follows several factory workers as they return to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year.
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