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A Minute-By-Minute Breakdown of The Brutalist

 A mostly spoiler-free summary of how Adrien Brody’s new movie spends its 215 minutes. (Yes, that’s three and a half hours.) By Nate Jones
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Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Are Perfectly Imperfect Together

 Who could blame Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door for being more interested in its leading ladies than in contemplating death? By Alison Willmore
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The Brutalist Is Half Of A Great Movie

 A terrific Adrien Brody anchors this three-and-a-half-hour American saga whose ambitions end up exceeding its grasp. By Alison Willmore
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    By Nate Jones
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