‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Film Review: Eliza Hittman’s Powerful Teen Abortion Drama Explores Access and Friendship
A young girl’s trip to New York with her best friend to terminate a pregnancy is told with sensitivity and urgency
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‘Slay the Dragon’ Film Review: Timely Doc Takes Hard Look at Political Corruption
This blistering examination of Republican redistricting and voter suppression is essential election-year viewing
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‘Almost Love’ Film Review: Gay Couple Works Out Issues in Overpopulated, Underwritten Comedy
Too many characters with not enough depth populate this NYC comedy, but Patricia Clarkson’s all-too-brief cameo steals the show
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‘Vivarium’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg Satire Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
Eisenberg and Imogen Poots star in director Lorcan Finnegan’s film set in a purgatorial pre-fab suburb, but it never follows through on its interesting ideas
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‘Vitalina Varela’ Film Review: Pedro Costa Summons a Dark Night of Grief
The filmmaker returns to the immigrant community of his earlier films, masterfully examining abandonment, memory, and resilience.
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‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Film Review: Ravishing Drama Is a Feminist Tale From a Pre-Feminist World
Laced with bittersweet romanticism, director Céline Sciamma’s strong prize contender is fundamentally about the act of looking
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‘I Still Believe’ Film Review: KJ Apa Croons His Way Through Another Saccharine Faith-Based Biopic
Directors Andrew and Jon Erwin bring polish to inspirational films, but the storytelling is sunk by the usual tropes
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‘Banana Split’ Review: #FriendshipGoals Rule in Witty Teen Comedy
A college-bound teen forms a lasting friendship with her ex’s new girlfriend in this smart, breezy romp
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‘Resistance’ Film Review: Jesse Eisenberg Stretches Himself as Marcel Marceau, Nazi Fighter
The “Social Network” star’s French accent might be iffy, but he handles both human drama and silent clowning with great skill
