Peter Debruge

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‘The Lost Bus’ Review: You’d Swear It Was Matthew McConaughey Who Saved 22 California Kids After Seeing Paul Greengrass’ Chaotic Docudrama

Eighty-five people died in the 2018 Camp Fire that consumed the town of Paradise, Calif., but the number could have been higher, if not for the bus driver who shepherded 22...

‘Steve’ Review: Cillian Murphy Turns Inspirational Teacher Tropes Upside-Down in the Year’s Best Netflix Movie

Most schools have one or two problem students. At Stanton Wood, it’s nothing but. Operated by the title character, Steve — into whom lead actor Cillian Murphy channels all sorts of...

‘Maddie’s Secret’ Review: John Early Tests the Limits of Good Taste as a Food Influencer With an Eating Disorder

The secret of “Maddie’s Secret” — or maybe it’s the central joke — is that the movie’s creator and star, comedian John Early, takes the whole thing seriously. A tongue-in-cheek critique...

‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Review: Toronto Opens With an Overly Affectionate Homage to a Hometown Comedy Hero

“John Candy: I Like Me” is the kind of glowing celebrity tribute you expect to get at their funeral, not all these years after their death (it opens with Dan Aykroyd’s...

‘Scarlet’ Director Mamoru Hosoda Bridges East and West With His Most Ambitious Anime Feature to Date

In anime master Mamoru Hosoda’s latest feature, “Scarlet,” the innovative Japanese filmmaker looks West for inspiration: to Shakespearean themes, classic European fantasy and the tradition of Walt Disney princesses. In a...

‘H Is for Hawk’ Review: Claire Foy Is Enraptured With Raptors in an Unconventional Yet Moving Grief Drama

“Looking for goshawks is like looking for grace: it comes, but not often, and you don’t get to say when or how,” writes Helen Macdonald in “H Is for Hawk,” a...

‘Preparation for the Next Life’ Review: A Bittersweet Immigrant Love Story Thrives on Two Terrific Performances

The spark between two soon-to-be lovers ignites inside a Latin nightclub in New York City, as the pair dance with clumsy playfulness to the Spanish romantic ballad “Un Velero Llamado Libertad”...

‘Tuner’ Review: Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall Fix Pianos in an Offbeat Indie That’s Far Better Than It Sounds

Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall make quite the pair in “Tuner.” Hoffman’s character, veteran piano technician Harry Horowitz, is losing his hearing, while his people-shy apprentice (played by “White Lotus” breakout...

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