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Review

Belle

by Hannah Strong

A tale as old as time gets a cyberspace makeover in Mamoru Hosoda’s reimagining of Beauty and the Beast.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

‘We got this!’ Paul Thomas Anderson and Alana Haim in conversation

by Hannah Strong

The creator and star of Licorice Pizza take us on a tour through the San Fernando Valley and reveal why HAIM love to walk everywhere.
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Incoming

The first trailer for After Yang welcomes an android into the family

by Charles Bramesco

Kogonada’s well-received second feature brings Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith a robotic son/​helper.
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Review

Lingui, the Sacred Bonds

by Rógan Graham

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s powerful drama is a poignant ode to a subtly complex vision of feminine solidarity.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun: ‘How would the female body exist without the pressure of patriarchy?’

by Anahit Behrooz

The legendary Chadian director speaks candidly about reproductive rights in his home country and supporting the next generation of filmmakers.
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Festivals

Emily the Criminal – first-look review

by Jourdain Searles

Aubrey Plaza delivers a stand-out performance as a struggling artist with a criminal record who becomes involved with a credit card scam.
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Festivals

Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul – first-look review

by Jourdain Searles

Adamma Ebo offers a glimpse into Southern Baptist culture – specifically the corporate greed of megachurches and celebratory pastors.
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Not Movies

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window is as convoluted as its title

by Roxanne Sancto

Netflix’s self-parodying psychological thriller doesn’t seem to know what kind of show it wants to be.
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Festivals

Tantura and Descendant reckon with troubling elements of Israeli and US history

by Adam Solomons

Two of the best documentaries at Sundance probe the messy legacies of nations’ founding epochs.
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Incoming

Steve Ellison preps his sophomore feature with sci-fi/horror mindbender Ash

by Charles Bramesco

The musical polymath known as Flying Lotus and Captain Murphy is readying his follow-up to body horror extravaganza Kuso.