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    Articles by Robert Horton
    The Primal Attraction of ‘Beast’
    The Primal Attraction of ‘Beast’
    By Robert Horton • May 23, 2018 1:30 am

    Arresting lead performances give this British psychological thriller an alluringly dangerous sexual energy.

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    Just a couple of normal buddies hanging out in Deadpool 2. Photo courtesy Twentieth Century Fox
    Alive and Quippin’
    By Robert Horton • May 16, 2018 1:30 am

    Deadpool 2 might not be as sharp as the original, but the barrage of pop culture jokes keeps things fun.

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    Leave No Trace. Image courtesy SIFF
    SIFF 2018 Guide
    By Robert Horton • May 9, 2018 1:30 am

    Picks for our most anticipated films at this year’s festival.

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    Mackenzie Davis and Charlize Theron star in <em>Tully</em>. Photo courtesy Kimberly French/Focus Features
    The Biting Motherhood of ‘Tully’
    By Robert Horton • May 4, 2018 11:45 am

    Charlize Theron carries Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody’s tale of weary parental life.

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    Deadpool will say anything to get you to see his movie this summer. Photo courtesy Twentieth Century Fox
    Summer Movie Preview 2018
    By Robert Horton • May 2, 2018 1:30 am

    From action blockbusters to heartfelt documentaries, our film critic picks the summer’s must-see films.

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    Superheroes … so … many … superheroes. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel Studios
    ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and the Infinite Cinematic Universe
    By Robert Horton • April 26, 2018 11:45 am

    The overstuffed “climax” of Marvel’s long-running superhero series is undercut by the knowledge that it’ll continue.

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    The Conquistador Fever Dream of ‘Zama’
    The Conquistador Fever Dream of ‘Zama’
    By Robert Horton • April 25, 2018 1:30 am

    The Argentinian film follows a hapless cog of colonialism disorientingly seeking escape.

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    Joaquin Phoenix in Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here. Photo by Alison Cohen Rosa/Amazon Studios
    ‘You Were Never Really Here’ and the Unsmooth...
    By Robert Horton • April 18, 2018 1:30 am

    Joaquin Phoenix captivates as a disheveled hitman in Lynne Ramsay’s hypnotic thriller.

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    James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander deal with a long-distance romance 
in Submergence. Courtesy Samuel Goldwyn Films
    That Underwater Feeling
    By Robert Horton • April 11, 2018 1:30 am

    Wim Wenders fails to return to form in the distant drama ‘Submergence.’

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    Edie Falco delivers an award-worthy performance in Outside In.
Photo by Nathan M. Miller
    Second Chances in Snohomish
    By Robert Horton • April 4, 2018 1:30 am

    Edie Falco commands the screen in Lynn Shelton’s ‘Outside In.’

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    Players engage in battle in the OASIS, the virtual-reality universe of ‘Ready Player One.’ Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
    Fully Nerding Out
    By Robert Horton • March 30, 2018 10:00 am

    Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ delivers an occasionally thrilling VR pop culture overload.

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    Old Dog, Same Tricks
    Old Dog, Same Tricks
    By Robert Horton • March 28, 2018 1:30 am

    Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs shows why his style is suited for animation, even if still overbearing.

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    Nick Robinson stars in Love, Simon. 
Photo by Ben Rothstein/Twentieth Century Fox
    Simon, Are You Queer?
    By Robert Horton • March 21, 2018 1:30 am

    ‘Love, Simon’ plays off ’90s tropes for its simple—but groundbreaking—gay high school story.

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    Photo by Nicola Dove/IFC Films
    The Scathing Commie-dy of ‘The Death of Stalin’
    By Robert Horton • March 14, 2018 1:30 am

    Armando Iannucci’s latest film provides razor sharp pseudo-historical satire.

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    Stanley Tucci and Addison Timlin get too close in Submission. Courtesy Great Point Media/Paladin
    Unlearned Lessons
    By Robert Horton • March 7, 2018 1:30 am

    While Stanley Tucci shines, ‘Submission’ feels uncomfortably pre-#MeToo.

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    Cillian Murphy joins <em>The Party</em>. Courtesy of Roadside Attractions
    Don’t Want ‘The Party’ to End
    By Robert Horton • February 28, 2018 1:30 am

    Wickedly witty characters drive Sally Potter’s latest film.

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    Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
    The Trans-cendent ‘A Fantastic Woman’
    By Robert Horton • February 21, 2018 1:30 am

    The brilliant Chilean Oscar nominee actually lets a strong trans person play a lead trans role.

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    Courtesy Allied Integrated Marketing
    Fallen Star
    By Robert Horton • February 16, 2018 7:00 am

    Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool fails to capture the magic of actress Gloria Grahame.

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    Chawick Boseman as Black Panther. Photo courtesy Marvel Studios
    Serious Power
    By Robert Horton • February 14, 2018 1:30 am

    Black Panther builds a stunning sci-fi African world, but could use more comic book fun.

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    Sorry, Not Sorry
    Sorry, Not Sorry
    By Robert Horton • February 7, 2018 1:30 am

    Lebanon’s Oscar-nominated The Insult captures the universality of devolving discourse.

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