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‘Heretic’ Review: Hugh Grant’s Chilling Performance Gives Religious Horror Film Some Sinister Edge
Two Mormon evangelists are tasked with converting a reclusive older man in 'A Quiet Place' duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods' feature co-starring Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East.
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‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed Excels in David Mackenzie’s Mostly Clever Paranoid Thriller
The actor plays a fixer who brokers deals between whistleblowers and corporations in this gritty drama, also starring Lily James and Sam Worthington.
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‘Without Blood’ Review: Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir in Angelina Jolie’s Overly Cautious War Parable
Adapted from a novella by Alessandro Baricco, the director's latest feature focuses on two strangers revisiting their memories of an unnamed war over a long evening.
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‘The Assessment’ Review: Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander and Himesh Patel Star in a Sci-Fi Chamber Drama That Impresses, Until It Doesn’t
Fleur Fortuné's drama takes place in a government-controlled future where a couple undergoes a strenuous examination to determine if they are allowed to have kids.
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‘The Wild Robot’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal Make Unlikely Co-Parents in Poignant DreamWorks Animated Feature
A robot must raise an abandoned gosling with the help of other animals on a secluded island in Chris Sanders' film based on Peter Brown's best-selling books.
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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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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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‘Familiar Touch’ Review: A Tender Debut Frames Older Adulthood as Its Own Coming-of-Age
Kathleen Chalfant stars in Sarah Friedland's drama following an octogenarian as she confronts the realities of dementia and moving into an assisted living facility.
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‘Nobu’ Review: A Glowing and Straightforward Portrait of the Japanese Chef and His Empire
In his latest documentary, Matt Tyrnaeur chronicles how Nobu Matsuhisa became a global phenomenon.
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‘The End’ Review: Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon in Joshua Oppenheimer’s Ambitious, Uneven Post-Apocalyptic Musical
The last family on Earth finds their careful facade disrupted by a stranger in this narrative debut from the documentarian, also starring George MacKay and Moses Ingram.
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler Buoys Malcolm Washington’s Dutiful August Wilson Adaptation
Two siblings fight over the fate of a family heirloom in the Netflix film produced by Denzel Washington and costarring John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.
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‘Zurawski v Texas’ Review: Galvanizing Hillary Clinton-Produced Doc Surveys the Harsh Reality of a Post-Roe World
Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence are also on board for Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault’s chronicle of four women involved in a high-stakes lawsuit against restrictive abortion laws.
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