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Stephen Farber

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Requiem for a Dream (2000) 80% EDIT “[Requiem for a Dream] is the work of a terribly self-important auteur who confuses glumness and grunginess with profundity.” – Movieline Aug 22, 2025 Full Review Dragonfly (2025) 92% EDIT “Is this tonal swerve a little gimmicky? Probably, and the film will not be to everyone’s taste. But it is a skillfully rendered exercise in terror.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jun 18, 2025 Full Review In Cold Light (2025) 43% EDIT “The fact that the filmmakers persuade you to root for Monroe’s character, who’s operating in such an unsavory universe, makes this an achievement worth respecting.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jun 17, 2025 Full Review Westhampton (2025) EDIT “This charismatic actor holds the camera effortlessly, and it’s good to see him again in a leading role onscreen, even if the film turns out to be disappointingly thin.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jun 17, 2025 Full Review Barry Lyndon (1975) 78% EDIT “The brilliance of Kubrick's early work makes the jeweled corpse of Barry Lyndon more depressing. What has gone wrong? That question requires a complex answer. One problem is the increasing shallowness of Kubrick's cynicism.” – Los Angeles Times Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Apocalypse Now (1979) 91% EDIT “To my mind Coppola is the most gifted director of his generation, and so this fiasco is as shocking and painful to behold as the first staggering defeat suffered by a brilliant general.” – New West/California Sep 23, 2024 Full Review Better Man (2024) 89% EDIT “Maybe someday this whole movie will be known as a camp classic. For now it’s a wild, energetic head-scratcher.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Saturday Night (2024) 77% EDIT “We go into the movie with high expectations, but only some of them are realized. The cast works hard and brings off some antic moments, but too many of the riffs fall flat.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 1, 2024 Full Review Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024) 100% EDIT “The film may be relevant in introducing young viewers to an experienced operative. And the portrait of a marriage of political contraries may inspire some people to believe in the possibility of finding common ground.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 1, 2024 Full Review Conclave (2024) 93% EDIT “Conclave, adapted from the popular novel by Robert Harris, demonstrates Berger’s versatility and also offers one of the best roles of his career to Ralph Fiennes, who is supported by an expert ensemble.” – The Hollywood Reporter Aug 31, 2024 Full Review Reagan (2024) 18% EDIT “Most of the major events in Reagan's life are covered, but few of them are recounted in an incisive fashion. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Aug 29, 2024 Full Review Alien (1979) 93% EDIT “The movie's method is relentlessly sadistic, and although it certainly works on a visceral level, one may feel queasy and slightly battered by the end. ” – New West/California Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Freud's Last Session (2023) 43% EDIT “Even acknowledging and regretting the conceptual misjudgments that mar the film, there are moments to enjoy.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 31, 2023 Full Review Leave the World Behind (2023) 73% EDIT “Fine performances help to bolster a problematic picture written and directed by Sam Esmail, adapted from Rumaan Alam’s best-selling novel.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 26, 2023 Full Review The Monk and the Gun (2023) 94% EDIT “Perhaps there are a couple of unnecessary complications on the way to the denouement, but the storytelling is lively and piquant, demonstrating the director’s sense of humor and sharp observational skills.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 6, 2023 Full Review Daddio (2023) 75% EDIT “A deftly executed debut feature.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Nyad (2023) 86% EDIT “Mesmerizes in and out of the water.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 2, 2023 Full Review The Holdovers (2023) 97% EDIT “Not without its flaws, but it is an engaging and often touching comic drama that builds power as it moves toward its immensely satisfying conclusion.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 1, 2023 Full Review Chasing Chasing Amy (2023) 94% EDIT “As a piece of filmmaking, Chasing Chasing Amy is effectively put together.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jun 11, 2023 Full Review El estudiante (The Student) (2013) 100% EDIT “A dynamic piece of filmmaking that promises a bright future for Santiago Mitre.” – The Hollywood Reporter Mar 21, 2023 Full Review Rachel Hendrix (2023) EDIT “A shade more ruthlessness in the editing would have given this touching drama of regret and renewal an even stronger impact. But viewers will not forget the sadness and wisdom of Singer’s Rachel Hendrix.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 28, 2023 Full Review Seneca (2023) 29% EDIT “The problem is with the underlying conception. Schwentke’s attempt to create a parable of the decline of the American empire seems mainly forced and fatuous.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 21, 2023 Full Review Of an Age (2022) 88% EDIT “A brief but vivid encounter.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 8, 2023 Full Review On Borrowed Time (2018) EDIT “A tender, humane comedy that might have been set in any country where a group of aging citizens struggle to retain their dignity and their vitality.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 29, 2022 Full Review Wildcat (2022) 92% EDIT “A riveting journey into the wild.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 7, 2022 Full Review
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