Contributor Leila Latif

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Review

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

by Leila Latif

A retired widow sets out on a journey of sexual discovery in Sophie Hyde’s sensual, sex-positive dramedy.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Jurassic World: Dominion

by Leila Latif

The return of some familiar faces can’t save this dire dino flick from feeling like a cynical cash grab.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Fred Armisen: ‘I’m wimpy about pain’

by Leila Latif

As he plays an overwhelmed indie director in Judd Apatow’s Covid comedy, the actor talks stunts and believing there really are no small parts.
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Review

The Bubble

by Leila Latif

Judd Apatow assembles a star-studded cast for this surprisingly fun Covid-themed comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

La Mif

by Leila Latif

Fred Baillif’s third fiction feature is a riveting and bristling examination of trauma and the need for familial intimacy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Cyrano

by Leila Latif

Joe Wright returns to his wheelhouse with a big-screen musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Not Movies

Julia Garner scams her way to the top in Inventing Anna

by Leila Latif

The latest ripped-from-the-headlines drama is glossy but potentially as toxic as its girlboss villain.
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Festivals

Alice – first-look review

by Leila Latif

KeKe Palmer plays an enslaved woman who makes a shocking discovery in Krystin Ver Linden’s misjudged thriller.
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Review

Nightmare Alley

by Leila Latif

The great Guillermo del Toro returns with this deliciously-dark tale of a circus huckster who takes things too far.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Being the Ricardos

by Leila Latif

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem play TV legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s snappy biopic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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