MaryAnn’s quick take: A real aspect of boxing — dangerously fast weight loss — sports films have ignored becomes body horror we have not seen before in The Cut. The genre’s motivational clichés get twisted, nastily and poignantly. Read the review…
new from Sep 30–Oct 03
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Code 3
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Twinless (premium VOD)
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Caught Stealing (premium VOD)
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (premium VOD)
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The Lost Bus (Apple TV+)
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The Naked Gun (VOD/Paramount+)
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Play Dirty (Prime)
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Prime Minister (HBO Max)
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Shell (premium VOD)
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (premium VOD)
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Steve (Netflix)
(films on regular VOD and/or DVD unless otherwise noted)
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Queer
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give it a miss
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my reaction under consideration
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my reaction under gag order for now
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