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‘FIRST MAN’ Review: Triumph and Therapy in Space
Damien Chazelle & Ryan Gosling reunite for one of the year’s best, both an inspiring biopic and exercise in claustrophobic, white-knuckle terror.
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‘LA LA LAND’ Review: Love, In Technicolor
Damien Chazelle’s elaborate homage to Golden Age musicals is an old thing in an old package. I think that’s the point.
Review: WHIPLASH
A pair of titanic performances puts the electrifying WHIPLASH in pole position for my favorite film of the year.
Review: GRAND PIANO
Now available to rent, GRAND PIANO is a fun — if preposterous — exercise in tension.