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“A Complete Unknown” is Only Concerned With Dylan’s Sound, Not His Circumstance

“A Real Pain” Understands Grief as a Constant Currency for Intimacy

“Memoir of a Snail” Is a Slow Spiral Into Despair

“Conclave” is a Pulpy Drama of Biblical Proportion

Is "Anora" Uncritical or Disinterested?

The Unconditional Empathy of “To a Land Unknown”

“Rumors”: Mundanity as a Means to an End

“Joker: Folie à Deux” is a Self-Destructive Revision of Its Predecessor

“Megalopolis”: We Should Never Lose Faith in Our Future

We Don’t Even Have the Vocabulary to Discuss “The Substance”

"Civil War" Uses Journalism as a Mechanism for Abstaining

"Kinds of Kindness": Care Propagates Cruelty

In Defense of "Trap"

“Longlegs” is a Terrifying Journey with a Tacky Execution

“The Bikeriders”: Melancholic Masculinity

“Late Night with the Devil” is an Unintended Cry For Help

“Challengers” is a Dialogue Between Desire and Purpose

“Monkey Man” is an Adrenaline-Pumped Act of Defiance

Fear of Pretentiousness

"Dune: Part Two" is Triumphant Yet Timid

“Mean Girls” & the Culture of Remaking, Rebooting, and Revising

"American Fiction" is a Comedy of Contradiction

"The Zone of Interest" Challenges the Language of Cinema

"Maestro" Disrespects the Man It Claims to Honor

A Year in Review: The Best Films of 2023

"Poor Things": A Breathtaking & Broad Metaphor

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