Sundance Film Festival 2017
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‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Film Review: Roxanne Shanté Biopic Celebrates Rapper as Artist, Survivor
Chanté Adams gives a breakout performance as the female rap legend who endured poverty and an abusive relationship
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‘Give Me Future’ Film Review: Major Lazer Rocks Havana
A celebration of the unifying power of art and music, this is that rarest of creations — the feel-good documentary
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‘God’s Own Country’ Review: Period Gay Love Story Falls Apart
Sundance 2017: What begins as furtive and erotic becomes too distanced and lacking in nuance to succeed
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‘Walking Out’ Review: Matt Bomer Anchors Powerful Father-Son Drama
Sundance 2017: Despite some script deficiencies, this tale of bonding over a Montana hunting trip is both moving and thrilling
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‘Dina’ Review: Doc Explores Love, Marriage and Autism
Sundance 2017: The directors of ”Mala Mala“ follow their captivating heroine through wedding prep and love pains without condescension or coddling
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‘Dolores’ Review: Activist Dolores Huerta Gets Her Props in Stirring Doc
Sundance 2017: Huerta was as vital as Cesar Chavez to the farm workers’ movement, but history has not always given her the credit she deserves
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‘Beach Rats’ Review: Closeted Teen Hangs With the Bros in Affecting Drama
Sundance 2017: Eliza Hittman’s follow-up to ”It Felt Like Love“ establishes her an accomplished auteur of adolescent angst
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‘Crown Heights’ Review: True Story of Injustice Lacks Dramatic Power
Sundance 2017: There’s a powerful tale to be told about an innocent man’s 20-plus years of incarceration, but this isn’t it
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‘Incredible Jessica James’ Review: Jessica Williams Reveals New Levels of Charm
A movie star is born: one-time ”Daily Show“ correspondent is a revelation in this intelligent comedy
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‘Menashe’ Review: Father-Son Tale Offers Rare Glimpse Into the Hasidic Cloister
Filmed on the sly (in Yiddish) among the Brooklyn Orthodox, this tale of a father trying to regain custody of his son touches upon universal emotions
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‘The Hero’ Review: Sam Elliott Vehicle Doesn’t Do Its Star Justice
Built around Hollywood’s favorite gravelly-voiced cowboy gentleman, this hackneyed, predictable senior drama doesn’t burnish his strengths
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‘Oklahoma City’ Review: Powerful Doc Only Scratches Story’s Surface
Sundance 2017: Barak Goodman tries to connect 1995 bombing with earlier incidents in Ruby Ridge and Waco, but bites off more than his audience can digest
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‘The New Radical’ Sundance Review: Provocative Doc Examines Charismatic Anarchist
Sundance 2017: Cody Wilson believes in a well-armed society that keeps its money secret from the government, and while the film may not agree, it will get you thinking
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‘Strong Island’ Sundance Review: Murder Victim’s Sister Pens a Haunting Elegy
Sundance 2017: Family ties and secrets come to the forefront in this loving, poignant portrait of a life snuffed out too soon
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‘Icarus’ Sundance Review: Suspenseful Doping Doc Exposes Russian Scandal
Sundance 2017: Amateur cyclist Bryan Fogel’s mischievous idea to cheat and then document it has wider reach
