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‘The Last Showgirl’ Review: Pamela Anderson Mines Pathos as an Abruptly Unanchored Las Vegas Performer in Gia Coppola’s Mood Piece
Jamie Lee Curtis and Kiernan Shipka also star in this peek behind the sequins, feathers and neon at the lives of women once their dreams dissolve.
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‘The Last Republican’ Review: Adam Kinzinger Makes an Engaging Doc Subject in Portrait of an Anti-Trump Conservative
Steve Pink's documentary chronicles the former Republican congressman's valiant efforts to defy his own party and preserve democracy.
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‘Love’ Review: A Charming and Intelligent Norwegian Dramedy to Win Over Hearts and Minds
The film, about two colleagues with very different approaches to sex and romance, is the second in a planned thematic trilogy from writer-director Dag Johan Haugerud.
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‘Happy Holidays’ Review: A Cleverly Structured Palestinian Drama Explores Constriction and Complicity in Israeli Society
The latest feature by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Scandar Copti ('Ajami') observes four characters whose fates are linked through a series of surprising events.
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‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two’ Review: Kevin Costner’s Western Epic Trudges Ahead With a Slightly More Watchable Sequel
Sienna Miller, Giovanni Ribisi and Luke Wilson also star in the sprawling adventure, intended as part of a four-film series about the settlement of the American frontier.
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‘Unstoppable’ Review: Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez Bring Grit and Determination to Conventional but Crowd-Pleasing Sports Bio
Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle also star in the directing debut of veteran editor William Goldenberg, based on the underdog story of wrestling champion Anthony Robles.
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‘Hard Truths’ Review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste Delivers a Virtuosic Turn in Mike Leigh’s Searing Study of a Woman at War With the World
The actress reunites with her 'Secrets & Lies' director, playing a woman whose anger issues alienate her from her family.
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‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: A Slippery, Well-Acted Singaporean Thriller About Observation and Surveillance
The latest from director Yeo Siew Hua ('A Land Imagined') centers on a couple whose secrets are exposed after their young daughter goes missing.
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‘Of Dogs and Men’ Review: A Thoughtful and Quietly Powerful Israeli Docudrama Explores the Aftermath of Oct. 7
Director Dani Rosenberg ('The Vanishing Soldier') shot his latest feature at the Nir Oz kibbutz just weeks after the attacks that ignited the current Israel-Hamas war.
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‘Nutcrackers’ Review: Ben Stiller Stumbles Onto an Unexpected Paternal Side in David Gordon Green’s Sweet but Flimsy Fish-Out-of-Water Comedy
A work-obsessed Chicago real estate developer gets stuck on his late sister’s Ohio farm playing guardian to four rambunctious nephews in this Toronto festival opener.
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‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review: Paul Walter Hauser Stars in a Game Show Drama With More Style Than Substance
Samir Oliveros' film depicts the fateful 1984 appearance on 'Press Your Luck' by ice-cream truck driver Michael Larson, who would win the largest prize in the show's history.
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‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Review: Chloë Sevigny and Claes Bang Headline a Handsome Misfire of an Adaptation
Lily McInerny also stars in this updated take on Françoise Sagan's 1954 coming-of-age story, about a young woman meddling in her father's love life.
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‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery Are Dazzling in a Poetic Ghost Story
Premiering in Toronto, Samuel Van Grinsven's film revolves around a woman and her dead wife's estranged son.
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TIFF 2024: Read THR’s Reviews of the Movies Screening at the Toronto Film Festival (Updating)
The Hollywood Reporter critics weigh in on this year’s crop of titles, from biopics to documentaries, sweeping epics to intimate character studies, tear-jerking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies.
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‘April’ Review: A Doctor Dispenses Off-The-Books Abortions in Miraculous, Wrenching Georgian Drama
'Beginning' star Ia Sukhitashvili reunites with director Dea Kulumbegashvili for her second feature, about an OB-GYN operating in a remote rural community.
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‘The Front Room’ Review: Brandy Norwood Shines in A24’s Offbeat Psychological Horror Movie
A pregnant woman is relentlessly harassed by her husband's cruel stepmother in the feature directorial debut by Max and Sam Eggers.
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