Adam Levine Finally Finds His Mojo

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Adam Levine Finally Finds His Mojo

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Voice Season 27 Episode 3.We're back, back, back again! Round three of The Voice Season 27 Blind Auditions have arrived. The quartet of coaches continue to try to make us believe that…

An Arthouse Adult Fairy Tale with Marion Cotillard That Moves Glacially [Berlin]

When even a close-up studying the masterfully minute gesticulations of Marion Cotillard cannot awaken a film from its sleepwalking state, there’s a problem. Lucile Hadžihalilović’s “The Ice Tower” rambles about a dreamlike environment seeking life and lacking a pulse for two hours.…

A Delicate Look at the War in Ukraine Through the Eyes of Its Artists

The contradictions spelled out in Porcelain War’s title are mirrored in the film’s early scenes. Bucolic images of the Ukrainian countryside smash cuts to news footage of the Russian invasion that began back in 2022, the sunlit fields replaced with…

Daisy Ridley Packs a Punch in Martin Campbell’s Disjointed Climate Change Actioner

Martin Campbell has been on an unusual directorial journey since directing what is largely agreed to be the best of the modern James Bond films, Casino Royale. In the nearly 20 years since then, the New Zealand-born director has stuck…

Okay, It’s A Die Hard Clone, But So What?

Critics these days are often accused – usually by angry commenters who liked something that was reviewed harshly and who feel they must assert, to themselves and the world, that their opinion is right – of thinking too hard about…

Steven Knight’s ‘Peaky Blinders’ Follow-Up Doesn’t Pack Enough of a Punch

I'm nothing if not the prime audience for a good Victorian-era period piece. Maybe it was my weird childhood obsession with Jack the Ripper, or the fact that I grew up at the exact right time to experience Guy Ritchie’s…

New and All Too Familiar Faces Sashay Into Thailand

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 1. We've docked at the sunny shores of Hawaii, driven a moped through the bustling streets of Italy, and now we're finding peace in the tranquil,…

‘Watson’ Episode 2 Recap: The Redcoats Are Coming

Editor's Note: The below recap contains spoilers for Watson Episode 2.Nearly a month after Watson made its debut, the series returns to its regularly scheduled timeslot this evening. Episode 2, aptly titled “Redcoat,” opens with an American Revolutionary War reenactor…

Colter Shaw Finally Puts a Cold Case To Rest

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Tracker Season 2 Episode 9. Even if you don't get the answer you were hoping for, closure is important. That's true for everyone, but doubly so for a professional rewardist with a talent…

Robert Pattinson & Ensemble Shine In Bong Joon-Ho Sci-Fi Late-Stage Capitalism Riff [Berlin]

Korean cinema has skyrocketed to international acclaim with the advent of writer-director Bong Joon Ho. While a humanist at heart, all his films confront class conflict and its haunting effects on humans. His last Palme d’Or winning film, “Parasite,” focuses on…

Jessica Chastain Can’t Save Michel Franco’s Obvious Immigration Parable [Berlinale]

Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco’s deliberately tough and trying brand of storytelling is often easier to admire in concept than it is to appreciate in execution. That’s undoubtedly the cast for the latest output, “Dreams,” by the prolific writer-director. Franco’s second…

Justin Kurzel’s WWII Miniseries With Jacob Elordi Fascinates & Frustrates [Berlinale]

Filmmaker Justin Kurzel’s filmography is lined with serial killers, white supremacists, and gang leaders. So it’s only natural to look at Jacob Elordi’s clean-as-a-whistle Dorrigo Evans in the miniseries “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” and wait for a…

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