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Review

Parallel Mothers

by David Jenkins

Femininity, pathos, generational trauma and collective memory converge in Pedro Almodóvar’s latest masterpiece.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Flag Day

by Mark Asch

Sean Penn’s directorial follow-up to The Last Face is a blatantly self-indulgent vanity project full of tiring clichés.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Francisca Alegría presents an environmental fable with elements of magical realism.
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Sharp Stick – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A naïve 26-year-old sets her sights on a sexual awakening in Lena Dunham’s brash and honest second feature.
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Review

Taming the Garden

by Emily Maskell

This observational documentary is an ethereal ode to nature and its fight to survive in the hands of human greed.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women, one wearing a nun's habit, the other in a brown coat, facing each other in a room with stained glass windows.
Review

Amulet

by David Jenkins

Romola Garai’s feature directorial debut is a haunting feminist revenge horror that upturns genre tropes and flouts convention.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

2nd Chance – first-look review

by Matthew Eng

Ramin Bahrani’s latest is a fitfully interesting, by-the-numbers account of a curious figure on the fringes of American law enforcement.
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Festivals

Am I OK? – first-look review

by Emily Maskell

Dakota Johnson grapples with her sexuality and the potential loss of her best friend in Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s romantic drama.
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Festivals

God’s Country – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Thandiwe Newton plays a college professor who faces off against a group of hunters in Julian Higgins’ precise and prescient debut.
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You Won’t Be Alone – first-look review

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Goran Stolesvski weaves a strange and sumptuous tale of womanhood against the backdrop of ancient Macedonia.