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Reviews Archive

Archives for October 2019

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AppleTV+, reviewedAppleTV+, reviewed
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It’s fine!

By Emily St. James, Constance Grady and 2 more
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Terminator: Dark Fate is all about the kickass ladiesTerminator: Dark Fate is all about the kickass ladies
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The latest in the franchise takes a close look at its roots — and challenges them.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Find Me, the Call Me By Your Name sequel, is tender, melancholy, and deeply flawedFind Me, the Call Me By Your Name sequel, is tender, melancholy, and deeply flawed
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In André Aciman’s new novel, Elio and Oliver reunite at last. Eventually.

By Constance Grady
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I think HBO’s Watchmen is tremendous television. Lots of people will strongly disagree.I think HBO’s Watchmen is tremendous television. Lots of people will strongly disagree.
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Damon Lindelof — of Lost and The Leftovers fame — shifts perspectives on the acclaimed comic.

By Emily St. James
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Netflix’s The Laundromat is certainly the most entertaining way to learn about the Panama PapersNetflix’s The Laundromat is certainly the most entertaining way to learn about the Panama Papers
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Meryl Streep leads a star-studded cast in an uneven, but illuminating, tale of real-life corruption, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Netflix’s Tell Me Who I Am is a nearly unbelievable documentary about a dark secretNetflix’s Tell Me Who I Am is a nearly unbelievable documentary about a dark secret
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Twin brothers tell their harrowing story in a documentary about memory, trauma, and silence.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Zombieland: Double Tap is an adequately fun throwback to a bygone era (of 2009)Zombieland: Double Tap is an adequately fun throwback to a bygone era (of 2009)
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The original cast of Zombieland reunites for more undead slaughter in a sequel that feels like a time capsule.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Leigh Bardugo turns Yale into a haunted, haunting fantasy world in Ninth HouseLeigh Bardugo turns Yale into a haunted, haunting fantasy world in Ninth House
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YA superstar Bardugo explores the occult side of Yale’s secret societies in her first adult novel.

By Constance Grady
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In El Camino, a desperate Jesse Pinkman tries to break free of Breaking BadIn El Camino, a desperate Jesse Pinkman tries to break free of Breaking Bad
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Walter White’s moral arc shaped Breaking Bad. But El Camino is shaped by Jesse’s.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Gemini Man, starring Will Smith, spells catastrophe for the future of moviesGemini Man, starring Will Smith, spells catastrophe for the future of movies
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We should be worried.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Netflix’s Timothée Chalamet vehicle The King is a humorless slog on the inhumanity of warNetflix’s Timothée Chalamet vehicle The King is a humorless slog on the inhumanity of war
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This movie really wants you to know it ain’t your daddy’s Shakespeare.

By Constance Grady
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Lucy in the Sky tries and fails to address astronauts’ “space madness”Lucy in the Sky tries and fails to address astronauts’ “space madness”
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The film wastes Natalie Portman in the process.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Eddie Murphy is better than ever in Dolemite Is My Name, a bawdy comedy about comedyEddie Murphy is better than ever in Dolemite Is My Name, a bawdy comedy about comedy
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The comedian starts his comeback tour by playing the “godfather of rap.”

By Alissa Wilkinson
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His Dark Materials’ ever-modern Lyra returns after 19 years in The Secret CommonwealthHis Dark Materials’ ever-modern Lyra returns after 19 years in The Secret Commonwealth
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The Golden Compass’ Lyra is now 20, sadder, and maybe not wiser.

By Constance Grady
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Here are the 13 movies people will be talking about in OctoberHere are the 13 movies people will be talking about in October
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From Joker to Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse to a new Zombieland, here are the movies to see this month.

By Alissa Wilkinson