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Weekend Read: Why Do I Find Myself, Alone, Defending 'Joker: Folie à Deux'?
The case for the year's most despised film
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Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
This portrait of WWE's ringmaster is Shakespearean and lurid in equal measure
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A Different Man
Sebastian Stan shines in this dark psychological fable
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Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Charismatic leads in a mellow rom-com. What could go wrong? (Nothing at all)
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Joker: Folie à Deux
Folie a HUH?
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Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [60]
Unpacking the Hype, Elevating the Unknown: 'Joker: Folie à Deux,' 'Nobody Wants This,' 'A Different Man, 'Mr. McMahon'
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Will & Harper (Netflix)
A soothing, heart-felt, hilarious balm
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The Wild Robot (Theaters)
Though not quite transcendent, Chris Sanders' new film is gorgeous and a shoe-in for Best Animated Feature
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Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [59]
Unpacking the Hype, Elevating the Unknown: 'Megalopolis,' 'The Wild Robot,' 'Will & Harper'
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The Recent Rash of Body Horror
With 'The Substance,' 'Shell,' and 'Nightbitch,' Body Horror broke out at TIFF. Why is the subgenre hotter than ever?
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The Penguin (Max)
Colin Farrell tries to channel his Tony Soprano in this dour "Mobsters in Gotham" limited series
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The Substance (Theaters)
Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley shine in Coralie Fargeat's gruesome, hysterical satire of ageism in Hollywood
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