The Blackcoat’s Daughter |
R |
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Three narratives converge in a gorgeously filmed, deeply unsettling horror film about girls stranded at their boarding school during midterm break. |
2017-03-30 |
article |
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/movies/the-blackcoats-daughter-review.html |
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Amanda Knox |
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This documentary about the case of an exchange student killed in Italy focuses less on an accused killer and more on unprincipled journalism and unapologetic sexism. |
2016-09-29 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/movies/review-amanda-knox-documentary.html |
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A Hologram for the King |
R |
1 |
Set in Saudi Arabia, this subdued absurdist farce reflects on American decline and runaway technology. |
2016-04-21 |
article |
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/movies/review-a-hologram-for-the-king-is-elevated-by-tom-hankss-portrayal-of-an-american-everyman.html |
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White Lies |
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1 |
A quiet tale of cultural oppression, in Maori and English, set in the New Zealand of more than 100 years ago. |
2016-03-03 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/movies/white-lies-review.html |
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution |
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Stanley Nelson’s new documentary chronicles the organization’s rise and turbulent times. |
2015-09-01 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/02/movies/review-the-black-panthers-captures-a-militant-movements-soul-and-swagger.html |
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Blackhat |
R |
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In Michael Mann’s “Blackhat,” a hacker is provisionally released from prison to combat a cybercriminal who has sabotaged a nuclear plant and manipulated a financial market. |
2015-01-15 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/movies/blackhat-a-cyberthriller-starring-chris-hemsworth.html |
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Beyond the Lights |
PG-13 |
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In Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “Beyond the Lights,” a pop star lives a lonely life before meeting a police officer with ambitions of his own. |
2014-11-13 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/movies/beyond-the-lights-a-divas-romance.html |
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21 Years: Richard Linklater |
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“21 Years: Richard Linklater,” by Michael Dunaway and Tara Wood, offers a star-studded tribute to the director of “Boyhood,” “School of Rock” and “Slacker.” |
2014-11-06 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/movies/21-years-richard-linklater-a-documentary.html |
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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People |
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“Through a Lens Darkly,” a film on the history of African-American photography, is also a family memoir and a tribute to unsung artists. |
2014-08-26 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/movies/through-a-lens-darkly-on-african-american-photography.html |
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Code Black |
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1 |
The documentary “Code Black” takes place in the emergency room of Los Angeles County General Hospital. |
2014-06-19 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/movies/code-black-a-heath-care-documentary-by-ryan-mcgarry.html |
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Blackfish |
PG-13 |
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The documentary “Blackfish” considers the story of Tilikum, a bull orca, in a scathing look at SeaWorld. |
2013-07-18 |
article |
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/movies/blackfish-a-documentary-looks-critically-at-seaworld.html |
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Bernie |
PG-13 |
1 |
Shirley MacLaine and Jack Black form an unlikely bond in “Bernie,” Richard Linklater’s dark comedy. |
2012-04-26 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/movies/bernie-with-jack-black-and-shirley-maclaine.html |
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Black Butterflies |
Not Rated |
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Paula Van der Oest’s film “Black Butterflies” is a biopic about the poet Ingrid Jonker, who has been called the Sylvia Plath of South Africa. |
2012-03-01 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/movies/black-butterflies-a-biopic-about-the-poet-ingrid-jonker.html |
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Black Death |
R |
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As it turns out, no one is without sin in “Black Death,” a grungy, cynical little number from the British director Christopher Smith. |
2011-03-10 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/movies/black-death-and-dark-ages-drama.html |
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Black Swan |
R |
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In “Black Swan” Natalie Portman plays an ambitious ballerina straining to handle stardom. |
2010-12-02 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/movies/03black.html |
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Kuroneko |
Not Rated |
1 |
“Kuroneko,” a Japanese movie from 1968, seen in a new print, includes two avenging female spirits and brutal samurai. |
2010-10-21 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22kuro.html |
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Stark Raving Black |
Not Rated |
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in “Stark Raving Black,” Lewis Black’s concert movie, the comedian is at his most eloquently splenetic. |
2009-10-07 |
article |
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/movies/08stark.html |
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Year One |
PG-13 |
1 |
Harold Ramis’s “Year One” is a thoroughly, sometimes gaggingly broad and sly conceptual laugh-in. |
2009-06-18 |
article |
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/movies/19year.html |
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Kung Fu Panda |
PG |
1 |
At once fuzzy-wuzzy and industrial strength, the tacky-sounding “Kung Fu Panda” is high concept with a heart. |
2008-06-06 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/movies/06pand.html |
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DarkBlueAlmostBlack |
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If peace lies in acceptance, then no one told the filmmaker Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, whose first feature portrays repressed longing with been-there, done-that assurance. |
2007-10-19 |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/movies/19roun-003.html |
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