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‘Lost in America’ Film Review: Homeless-Youth Documentary Offers Rare Glimmer of Hope
It’s no cinematic masterpiece, but director Rotimi Rainwater’s hands-on approach to advocacy gives the film urgency and vitality
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‘Come As You Are’ Film Review: Uneven Comedy Spotlights Disabled Characters But Casts Able-Bodied Actors
Despite its missteps, this road-trip-to-get-laid comedy offers some surprises, including a rare romantic role for Gabourey Sidibe
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‘The Photograph’ Film Review: Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield Tentatively Explore Modern Love
Writer-director Stella Meghie’s gorgeous dramedy explores two generations of women looking to balance romance and career
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‘The Assistant’ Film Review: Julia Garner Navigates Toxic Work Culture in Subtly Devastating Drama
Sundance 2020: Writer-director Kitty Green uses a seemingly uneventful day at the office to expose #MeToo misogyny in the workplace
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‘On the Record’ Film Review: Wrenching Documentary Offers Black Women a Voice in the #MeToo Movement
Sundance 2020: Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s controversial new film illustrates how black women often remain silent about sexual misconduct so as to remain supportive of black men
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‘The 40-Year-Old Version’ Film Review: Radha Blank Hilariously Explores Creative Life on the Cusp of Aging
Sundance 2020: This quasi-autobiographical first feature meanders a bit, but when it’s good, it’s great
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‘The Last Full Measure’ Film Review: Sebastian Stan Investigates an Unheralded War Hero
The film delves into emotional issues impacting vets, but it strains to make Stan’s Pentagon functionary integral to the plot
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‘Like a Boss’ Film Review: Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne Play Besties in Predictable Comedy
Salma Hayek finds some fun in her corporate villain, but the movie has little to say about female friendship
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‘Clemency’ Film Review: Well-Intentioned Death-Penalty Drama Has a Hollow Center
What could have been a powerful story centers on an underdeveloped character not even the great Alfre Woodard can’t bring to life
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’21 Bridges’ Film Review: Chadwick Boseman Locks Down Manhattan in Half-Baked Thriller
Bland and unfulfilling storytelling undoes what could have been an effective single-night police drama
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‘Waves’ Film Review: Searing Father-Son Drama Examines Race and Masculinity
Trey Edward Shults (“It Comes at Night”) unsparingly examines a family’s implosion but still allows for hope
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‘Ford v Ferrari’ Film Review: Christian Bale and Matt Damon Drive Steady Through Underwritten Le Mans Tale
The race sequences are breathtaking, but the characterizations need a tune-up in James Mangold’s latest
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‘Burning Cane’ Film Review: Promising But Flawed First Film Examines the Black Church in the South
Writer-director-cinematographer Phillip Youmans bites off far more than he can chew, but he tackles tough issues
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‘Adopt a Highway’ Film Review: Ethan Hawke Soars in Logan Marshall-Green’s Meandering Directorial Debut
Hawke plays an ex-convict who’s finally gained his freedom after a 21-year jail sentence
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‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Film Review: Edward Norton’s Gorgeous Noir Exceeds His Grasp
Exquisite ’50s period detail and relevant Big Apple politics aside, this saga sprawls beyond what the actor-writer-director can handle
