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'Up Against It' Review: A Toothless Rom-Com Misfire With an Overqualified Antonio Banderas (opens the original)
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Of all the new wrinkles on the rom-com that 2026 has given us, director Trudie Styler’s “Up Against It” takes the cake for most bizarre, using a child’s cancer diagnosis as the launchpad for a story about true love and the difficulties of parenting. Its performers are far too talented to have their efforts be wasted on material like this, and yet it is their commitment to the bit, as humiliating as it can be, that saves elements of this film. This feels very much like a project that is still bei
'Closing Night' Review: A Ferocious Sarah Paulson Buoys Cody Fern's Directorial Debut (opens the original)
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Director Cody Fern’s “Closing Night” offers up a foursome of powerhouse performances from its central actors, but does not know what to do with them — other than make them go to war. It’s a film that acts as a strong showcase for its actors to let loose, and once the finer points of this story lock into place, where it’s going won’t be a surprise to anyone. This “it’s about the journey not the destination” approach would work fine if said journey crescendoed more naturally rather than hobbled to
'Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother' Review: Mahershala Ali Is Astounding in Revelatory Action Thriller (opens the original)
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Achingly rooted in the tribulations of this world, director Bassam Tariq’s “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” takes the trappings and tropes of the hitman story and baptizes it with spiritual sensibilities. The Islamic faith that defines Tariq’s assassin-for-hire protagonist Latif (Mahershala Ali) is not merely window dressing, nor is it just eclectic seasoning to separate it from other “contract killer with haunted past unleashes vengeance” films. This movie is a piece of art that seriously
'The Julia Set' Review: Chase Infiniti Shines in Uneven, Heavy-Handed Mathematics Drama (opens the original)
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Director Niki Byrne’s frustratingly melodramatic “The Julia Set” is a film that hints at complexity and nuance but often settles for the lowest common denominator in its execution. It has a lot to say but lacks the grace of easy digestion, unsure of how to move its story along without resorting to communicating its ideas in the most heavy-handed ways possible. It has a lot working for it, namely actors who are far too talented for the script they’ve been saddled with, but it all adds up to less
'Everybody Wants to F--k Me' Review: Taron Egerton Lives a Performative Male’s Worst Nightmare (opens the original)
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What is going on with the straights and sex in the year 2026? It’s one of the first questions I had in mind after watching director Jonathan Schey’s feature directorial debut, “Everybody Wants to F–k Me.” Its bold title, which at first reads like a brag or complaint but then feels recontextualized as a threat, is a striptease for a climax that never comes, one that mistakes being different for being profound. You extract four separate movies from Schey’s film, and the problem is he swipes right
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