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Mid90s IS REAL AND RAW

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Mid90s is a raw, intimate look at kids in L.A. during the 1990s.The protagonist is a sweet, good-hearted kid (Sunny Suljic) who doesn’t get along with his big brother (a scowling Lucas Hedges) and craves attention from his busy…
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BORDER: AS STRANGE AS IT GETS

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This Swedish Oscar contender is one of the strangest films I have ever seen. Yet it grabbed me from the opening scene and never loosened its grip. Its protagonist is a notably unattractive woman who works for Customs at…
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REMEMBERING MY FRIEND JIMMY KAREN

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Several years ago I got a phone call no one ever wants to receive: it appeared that Jimmy Karen was on death’s door. He wanted a “proper” obit and asked me to write one. As difficult as it was,…
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THE GUILTY: A SLEEPER YOU SHOULD SEE

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The Guilty is a clever, thoroughly engrossing film from Denmark that marks the directorial debut of Swedish-born Gustav Möller, who also co-wrote the screenplay. This marks his first effort since graduating from film school, and he made it with a…
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‘FIRST MAN’ IS A QUIETLY PROFOUND DRAMA

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First Man is not the movie I expected—it’s better. It combines a truly immersive approach to space travel with an intimate story that helps define and celebrate Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. In adapting James…
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BEAUTIFUL BOY

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Standout performances by Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet make Beautiful Boy worthwhile and earmark it as Oscar material. It also has the novelty of being adapted from dual best-selling memoirs, Beautiful Boy by journalist David Sheff and Tweak by his son Nic Sheff. This would…
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MALTINS ON MERCH

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Well here are some words I never thought I’d say–I’ve got merch! The lovely folks at Tee Public reached out to us which got our creative juices flowing. Jessie has commissioned pieces from her talented friends and is working…
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