‘Project Hail Mary’ Is a Space Saga Full of Grace— and a Winning Star Vehicle for Ryan Gosling
A Hollywood star’s human charm collides with an alien creature, to appealing effect.
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CARLOS SOUSA
New York, New York
Carlos Sousa is a Movie Reviewer for The New York Sun.
Mr. Sousa has written marketing content for publications, websites, and corporations, including the New Yorker, ELLE, Vulture.com, and General Motors, for over 20 years. Immersed in old world culture and contemporary entertainment as a Portuguese-American dual citizen, and having studied the history of the arts at Rutgers University, he specializes in film and music criticism.
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Can Art House Cinema Week, Launched by Mamdani’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Revitalize New York Moviegoing?
5,000 free tickets are being given away during ‘Art House Cinema Week,’ as the Mayor seeks to give moviegoing a shot in the arm.
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‘The Bride!’ Is a Feminist Fantasia Update on Frankenstein That Descends Into a Monstrous Mess
‘The Bride’ aspires to be a novel genre mashup but it’s yet another case of ambition exceeding talent.
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Luminous Restoration of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Days and Nights in the Forest’ Radiates With Humor and Humanism
‘Days and Nights,’ a classic playful study of post-colonial India, fully deserves its luminous restoration.
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‘Four Rational People’ Documents the Final Performances of the Rock Stars of 21st Century Chamber Music
Tristan Cook’s documentary on the Emerson String Quartet is elegiac but its hagiographic approach insufficiently explains the ensemble’s success.
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‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Takes Down AI With the Help of Humor, Heart and Sam Rockwell
Hollywood takes on AI with an entertaining and amusing look at the perils of machine learning, but the film could have been more focused.
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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Resonates With Immersive Imagery and Outstanding Performances
Loosely inspired by events in his childhood, director Akinola Davies Jr. creates an affecting family drama set against the backdrop of political turmoil in Nigeria.
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Latest Take on Dracula Legend Offers Sumptuous Spectacle but Scant Horror
While unsteady, the film infuses a few drops of new blood into the legend of Vlad the Impaler.
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Sun-Drenched ‘Islands’ Subverts Film Noir Conventions To Explore Desolation and Destiny
As well as being a psychological thriller and meditation on fate, the film by director Jan-Ole Gerster is something of a love story.
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Documentary ‘Natchez’ Probes Hard Truths Behind the Idealized South Presented to Tourists
In chronicling the Mississippi city’s lucrative tourism business, director Suzannah Herbert shows how tours of elegant plantation homes clash with what we know of history.
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Re-Release of Visconti’s ‘Conversation Piece,’ With Burt Lancaster, Proves Worthy of Discussion
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New Documentary ‘Shuffle’ Exposes Blatant Corruption at Addiction Treatment Centers
Hearing how some centers treat addicts as commodities, a recovering alcoholic sets forth to examine fraud, profiteering, and malpractice utilizing his filmmaking experience.
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