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20-10-2025 Vol 19

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Ballad of a Small Player Review: A Delicious, Nasty Exuberance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Telluride coverage. Ballad of a Small Player is now…

BFI London Review: Bad Apples Sets Saoirse Ronan in a Twisty Thriller

To international viewers, Bad Apples will play like a conventional dark comedy about a schoolteacher pushed too far by a…

The Hyperboreans Review: Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña’s Warning Against Political Amnesia

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. The Hyperboreans is now streaming on Film…

NYFF Review: Is This Thing On? Finds Bradley Cooper Making a Gentle Film About Marital Strife

Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? opens with both a simple and incredibly complex question: is this thing over? Alex…

Some Things You Consume, Some You Experience: Mary Bronstein on “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”

Until quite recently, depictions of motherhood in cinema were limited to a handful of archetypes: The long-suffering martyr, the angelic…

The Perfect Neighbor Review: A Harrowing Indictment of Stand-Your-Ground Laws

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The Perfect Neighbor arrives in theaters on…

NYFF Review: In Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost, Ben Stiller Interrogates His Parents’ Life and Careers

About halfway through his sentimental and ruminative documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost, director Ben Stiller reveals that his parents––actors…

Urchin Review: A Thoughtful and Adventurous Directorial Debut from Harris Dickinson

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Urchin arrives in theaters on October 10.…

Roofman Review: Derek Cianfrance Succesfully Navigates a Tricky Tonal Balance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Roofman arrives in theaters on October 10.…

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review: Rose Byrne Enters a Tense Nightmare

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You…