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Maxwell Rabb

Film Critic

Persian Lessons (2020)

Publish Date: June 20, 2023
"The war drama could have been powerful and human, but too much distracts from the central narrative"

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All Man: The International Male Story (2022)

Publish Date: May 25, 2023
"[It] delivers its primary promise by immortalizing a monument in masculine fashion"

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Master Gardener (2022)

Publish Date: May 19, 2023
"[Its] entire premise hinges on this disquieting revelation, and unfortunately, the film falls short of enduring impressions"

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Tantura (2022)

Publish Date: May 12, 2023
"The documentary reevaluates the standards of truth, interrogating Israel’s dismissal of these events to begin a new, compelling conversation about Tantura"

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Mafia Mamma (2023)

Publish Date: April 15, 2023
"It moves tactlessly from scene to scene, adorned with outrageous shoot-outs and lousy jokes, producing a feverish cinematic experience"

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Tori and Lokita (2022)

Publish Date: April 7, 2023
"Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne specialize in social realism, unwaveringly committed to their characters and craft, and 'Tori and Lokita' is no exception"

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AIR (2023)

Publish Date: April 7, 2023
"A compelling and nostalgic sports biopic"

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Tetris (2023)

Publish Date: March 17, 2023
"Creating an enthralling movie about a high-stakes legal battle on intellectual property rights is indisputably difficult, but Baird’s 'Tetris' could learn from the video game that inspired it"

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Full Time (2021)

Publish Date: February 15, 2023
"'À plein temps' offers a personal commentary situated against capitalism's anchors, and to this capacity, the film succeeds in showing how people struggle under the weight of their occupations and debt"

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All That Breathes (2022)

Publish Date: February 15, 2023
"'All That Breathes' presents a poetic, intensely beautiful story so precise that, at times, it feels staged but instead emerges from hours of painstaking care"

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No Bears (2022)

Publish Date: January 27, 2023
"It reveals the creases and shortcomings of cinema that hide behind a compulsive endeavor to create (...) This bold decision makes 'No Bears' Panahi’s most honest film, among an impressive filmography"

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Living (2022)

Publish Date: January 13, 2023
"Director Oliver Hermanus and novelist Kazuo Ishiguro managed to gracefully reimagine this sentimental film"

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Knives Out 2 (2022)

Publish Date: December 22, 2022
"[It] is saturated with enchanting moments and quick-witted dialogue, along with Janelle Monáe’s wonderful performance as Bron’s estranged best friend and ex-business partner, Cassandra Brand"

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EO (2022)

Publish Date: December 9, 2022
"Skolimowski's inventive and engrossing film strikes an emotional core and pulls viewers into Eo’s observant eyes"

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