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The Rise of Skywalker has been trumpeted as the last in the Skywalker saga. But with Disney's and this trilogy's annoying tendency to resurrect, it may never end.
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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Is a Let-Down
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In 'Uncut Gems' Adam Sandler's Howard Ratner Is on the Brink of Everything, or Nothing
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How Thrash Metal Became Bonded by Blood, Denim, and the Bay Bridge
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The Power of Looking Compels 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'
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Ludicrous Irony in Scorsese's 'The Irishman'
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Quiet Desires in Allison Anders' 'Gas Food Lodging'
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Cynthia Erivo's Performance Carries Kasi Lemmons' 'Harriet'
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Rupert Goold's 'Judy' and the Queer-ing of the Biopic
Recent queer icon films Judy, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman tease their key audience while keeping one foot solidly in straight land. Is this progress?
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Tragic Spectacle as Social Commentary in Todd Phillips' 'Joker'
Todd Phillips' divisive Joker stirs the conscience -- and the stomach.
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Robert Eggers' 'The Lighthouse' Blazes with Brilliance
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Hamptons International Film Festival 2019: 'On Broadway'
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