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The Animal Kingdom
Reviews The Animal Kingdom Another day, another traffic jam. A father, François (Romain Duris), chides his son Émile (Paul Kircher)…
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Crossing
Reviews Crossing “Istanbul is a place…where people come to disappear.” This is the sad conclusion arrived at by late in…
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Mother, Couch
Reviews Mother, Couch From the moment Dave (Ewan McGregor) frantically walks across a deserted parking lot, “Mother, Couch” feels empty.…
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Romance
Turtles All the Way Down
Reviews Turtles All the Way Down In middle school, John Green novels were the quintessential YA diaries in which my…
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Mystery
Limbo
Reviews Limbo The Australian actor Simon Baker has spent a good portion of his career in Hollywood, in amiable lead…
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Great Absence
Reviews Great Absence Kei Chika-ura’s “Great Absence” is obviously a personal piece, the kind of drama in which one can…
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Comedy
The Nature of Love
Reviews The Nature of Love Writer-director Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” is a two-hour foray into longing, self-searching, and…
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Expats
Reviews Expats “People like me…. Are they ever forgiven?” Much like writer-director Lulu Wang’s deeply personal feature debut, “The Farewell,”…
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Romance
Solo
Reviews Solo Under the glare of fuschia neon lights Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is twirling. ABBA’s “Voulez-Vous” is blaring, and a…
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Sleeping Dogs
Reviews Sleeping Dogs The Russell Crowe renaissance feels like it’s just around the corner. Although I’ve been saying that since…
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