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‘Testament of Ann Lee’ is Cinematic Test Worth Taking
Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” is a history lesson on the creation of the Shaker religious movement, and…
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‘Sirāt’ Is Beautiful to Look at But Empty Inside
Oliver Laxe’s “Sirāt” begins with a father (Sergei Lopez) and his son arriving in the desert to attend a massive…
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‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Hurts Its Own Cause
Sam Rockwell stars as The Man From the Future, a bizarrely dressed homeless person who enters a diner one night,…
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‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Does ’70s Era Filmmaking Proud
Gus Van Sant’s “Dead Man’s Wire” is the true story of the “Indianapolis Hostage Crisis” that occurred in February of…
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Hollywood’s It Actor Knows ‘How to Make a Killing’
John Patton Ford’s “How to Make a Killing” begins as many crime comedies do, with an inmate awaiting execution and…
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How ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’s’ Special Edition Changed Hollywood
Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition” (1980) marked the first time a “special edition” was…
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Consider ‘Elizabethtown’ as a Valentine’s Day Treat
Cameron Crowe’s “Elizabethtown” (2005) is about an idealistic young man dealing with a catastrophic business failure, a lavish bomb that…
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This Wasn’t Your Typical Take on ‘Hamlet’
Concept Shakespeare, in which plays by William Shakespeare are made contemporary or presented in stylized, potentially more accessible ways, are…
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‘We Bury the Dead’ Is Not Your Average Zombie Flick
“We Bury the Dead” is an atmospheric slow burn of a zombie movie, which some will accept with relief, while…
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‘H Is for Hawk’ Will Catch Everyone Off Guard
Phillippa Lowthorpe’s “H is for Hawk” is an early 2026 sleeper, a nice surprise in a season typically full of…
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