Charli XCX Enriches Pete Ohs’ Low-Key Charmer
Only a species suffering from terminal main character syndrome would, when describing intimately human experiences like love, reach for the…
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Allan Deberton’s Queer Charmer From Brazil
The Brazilian film “Gugu’s World” starts quite literally true to its title by showing the audience its lead character’s room,…
Strangers Connect in Mexican Charmer
Fernando Eimbcke’s fifth feature, Moscas (Flies), opens with a loose string of vignettes. Teresita Sánchez — a 2022 Sundance Special…
Rinko Kikuchi in Dance Charmer
The rumba, the cha-cha and the tango help bring a widow out of mourning in this surprisingly buoyant, unsentimental film…
Ethan Hawke in Sterlin Harjo’s New FX Charmer
Oklahoma is having a cultural moment. The Thunder are NBA champions. My brother and sister-in-law just uprooted to the Sooner…
‘The Luminous Life’ Review: A Sunny Portuguese Charmer
As quarter-life crises go, the one experienced by tousle-haired musician Nicolau in “The Luminous Life” looks more endurable than most.…