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‘Sons of the Neon Night’ Review: Juno Mak’s Long-Delayed Hong Kong Action Drama Is Paper Thin

‘Sons of the Neon Night’ Review: Juno Mak’s Long-Delayed Hong Kong Action Drama Is Paper Thin

Any film that’s been sitting on the shelf for seven years deserves to see the light of day, but Juno …

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Kendrick Lamar Takes Victory Lap With SZA at Homecoming L.A. Show of ‘Grand National’ Tour: Concert Review

Kendrick Lamar Takes Victory Lap With SZA at Homecoming L.A. Show of ‘Grand National’ Tour: Concert Review

Just past the halfway mark at the final of his three homecoming shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, Kendrick Lamar …

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Turns Out There’s Nothing All That Great About a Razor-Thin Phone

Turns Out There’s Nothing All That Great About a Razor-Thin Phone

That last part is the problem with the Edge: It has a paltry 3,900-mAh battery capacity. That’s the smallest of …

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‘Militantropos’ Review: Austere Anti-War Doc Employs Formal Control in an Impassioned Defense of Ukraine

‘Militantropos’ Review: Austere Anti-War Doc Employs Formal Control in an Impassioned Defense of Ukraine

Billowing gray smoke intermingles with moody cloud cover, while scores of grim-faced Ukrainian citizens watch the skies, arms folded. The …

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‘The Last One for the Road’ Review: A Pleasant Italian Gem on Drinking Buddies, Aging and Wistful Flavors of Life

‘The Last One for the Road’ Review: A Pleasant Italian Gem on Drinking Buddies, Aging and Wistful Flavors of Life

There is a kind of sadness that comes from living in a restless state of FOMO — or fear of …

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‘A Poet’ Review: Simón Mesa Soto Crafts a Hilariously Absurdist Fable About Trying to Lead an Artistic Life

‘A Poet’ Review: Simón Mesa Soto Crafts a Hilariously Absurdist Fable About Trying to Lead an Artistic Life

Whatever its title may evoke, Colombian director Simón Mesa Soto’s “A Poet” plays more like a tall tale than a …

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‘Big Mouth’ Was Courageously Filthy ‘Til the End, but About So Much More Than Sex: TV Review

‘Big Mouth’ Was Courageously Filthy ‘Til the End, but About So Much More Than Sex: TV Review

SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains spoilers for the series finale of “Big Mouth,” now streaming on Netflix. It may …

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Week in Review: Notorious hacking group tied to the Spanish government | TechCrunch

Week in Review: Notorious hacking group tied to the Spanish government | TechCrunch

Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of news from this week for you, including a hacking group that’s linked …

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Anker’s Excellent Portable Projector Doubles as a Cinematic Karaoke Machine

Anker’s Excellent Portable Projector Doubles as a Cinematic Karaoke Machine

Combined with the X1’s four speakers, you’ve got 200 watts of lossless audio power through one cable, and with Dolby …

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DJI’s New Flagship Drone Is Astonishingly Powerful and Easy to Use

DJI’s New Flagship Drone Is Astonishingly Powerful and Easy to Use

Having reviewed dozens of drones of all shapes, sizes, and prices, I’d recently come to the conclusion that smaller, lighter, …

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‘Caravan’ Review: Tender Debut Feature Focuses on a Single Mom’s Experience with Her Disabled Son

‘Caravan’ Review: Tender Debut Feature Focuses on a Single Mom’s Experience with Her Disabled Son

Zuzana Kirchnerová’s road-trip movie “Caravan” opens with a series of idyllic holiday scenes. A wide shot of a tranquil swimming …

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‘Once Upon a Time in Gaza’ Review: An Altruistic but Scattered Palestinian Crime Farce

‘Once Upon a Time in Gaza’ Review: An Altruistic but Scattered Palestinian Crime Farce

Directed by the twin duo of Tarzan and Arab Nasser, “Once Upon a Time in Gaza” is about a collaboration …

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