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'Suspiria': A Cult-Horror Remake Dances To A Confusing Beat

Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, a remake of the Dario Argento cult classic, features a demonic dance troupe. Alessio Bolzoni/Amazon Studios hide caption

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'Suspiria': A Cult-Horror Remake Dances To A Confusing Beat

October 26, 2018 • Director Luca Guadagnino follows up last year's Call Me By Your Name with a "punishing" and "confounding" remake of Dario Argento's beloved horror film about a dance troupe of witches.

Carell And Chalamet Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'

Two of the most talented actors around — Timothée Chalemet and Steve Carell — lend Beautiful Boy its emotional backbone. Francois Duhamel/Amazon Studios hide caption

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Carell And Chalamet Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'

October 26, 2018 • Beautiful Boy is a story of addiction starring two Oscar-nominated actors. Timothée Chalamet plays Nic Sheff, who's addicted to crystal meth. Steve Carell plays David Sheff, his journalist father who's struggling to help him get well.

Carell And Chalamet Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'

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Documentary Unearths America's Rural Roots: 'Monrovia, Indiana'

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Documentary Unearths America's Rural Roots: 'Monrovia, Indiana'

October 25, 2018 • Documentarian Frederick Wiseman aims his camera at the daily rhythms of life in and around a small town — and holds his focus long enough to find something beyond media stereotypes.

Swedish Film Cleverly Blurs The 'Border' Between Reality And Folklore

Trolling In The Deep: Vore (Eero Milonoff) and Tina (Eva Melander) unwind in the Swedish film Border. MoviePass Films hide caption

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Swedish Film Cleverly Blurs The 'Border' Between Reality And Folklore

October 25, 2018 • Tina (Eva Melander), a Swedish customs official, can smell when someone's lying. When she meets a stranger (Eero Milonoff) who knows more about her than he's saying, she sets out to find answers.

In Lee Chang-dong's Dreamlike 'Burning,' Dread Is A Fire That Burns Slow And Cold

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In Lee Chang-dong's Dreamlike 'Burning,' Dread Is A Fire That Burns Slow And Cold

October 25, 2018 • Director/co-writer Lee Chang-dong adapts a haunting Murakami short story about a young man drawn into the lives of a woman, her cat and a handsome, mysterious stranger.

In The Documentary-Like 'Life & Nothing More,' A Family Struggles To Get By

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In The Documentary-Like 'Life & Nothing More,' A Family Struggles To Get By

October 25, 2018 • Director Antonio Mendez Esparza brings a static, theatrical approach to this story of a black single mother and the teenage son who attempts to shoulder his absent father's responsibilities.

New, Magnificently Obsessive 'Suspiria' Is More Rebirth Than Remake

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October 25, 2018 • Luca Guadagnino's version of Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic departs from the original in every way imaginable. Critic Justin Chang says the 2018 Suspiria showcases an "astounding level of craft."

New, Magnificently Obsessive 'Suspiria' Is More Rebirth Than Remake

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Does The New 'Halloween' Impale In Comparison?

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Does The New 'Halloween' Impale In Comparison?

October 24, 2018 • It's been forty years since the release of the classic horror film, Halloween. Since then, the franchise has wandered through its own house of horrors in the form of sequels and reboots. The newest Halloween throws all of those additions out, and assumes that only the 1978 original ever happened.

Does The New 'Halloween' Impale In Comparison?

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Actor Paul Dano Steps Behind The Camera In 'Wildlife'

October 22, 2018 • Actor Paul Dano will make his directorial debut with Wildlife, a drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, about the shredding of a marriage as seen through the eyes of the couple's son.

Actor Paul Dano Steps Behind The Camera In 'Wildlife'

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Review: 'My Dinner With Hervé'

October 20, 2018 • In the movie My Dinner with Hervé, Peter Dinklage plays "the world's most famous knife-wielding French dwarf actor," one part of an unlikely friendship that develops over a wild night in LA.

Review: 'My Dinner With Hervé'

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'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Is A Rare Gem: A Sweet Film About A Mean Person

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October 19, 2018 • A new film features Melissa McCarthy as a misanthropic con artist who forges letters from famous authors. Critic Justin Chang feels like McCarthy's entire career has been working toward this role.

'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Is A Rare Gem: A Sweet Film About A Mean Person

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'Halloween': This Time, Laurie Strode Is Locked And Loaded

"I ... am! Your singing tel-a-gram!": Michael Myers (Nick Castle) pays a visit to Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in David Gordon Green's Halloween. Ryan Green/Universal Pictures hide caption

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