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Nyad review – a solid, female-fronted sports saga

by David Jenkins

Annette Ben­ing plays the real-life marathon swim­mer in this feel­go­od dra­ma that doc­u­ments her attempts to cross the Straits of Florida.

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Hope Gap

by Lillian Crawford

Annette Ben­ing, Bill Night and Josh O’Connor star in this heartrend­ing sto­ry of mar­i­tal strife on the shoreline.

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The Report

by Hannah Strong

Scott Z Burns’ vital polit­i­cal dra­ma inves­ti­gates the CIA’s post 9⁄11 Deten­tion and Inter­ro­ga­tion Program.

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Life Itself

by Hannah Strong

Dan Fogelman’s star­ry New York soap opera is a stag­ger­ing waste of tal­ent and money.

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The Seagull

by Romy Somerset

A star-stud­ded ensem­ble can’t save this lat­est adap­ta­tion of Chekhov’s famous play from mediocrity.

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Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool

by Phil Concannon

Annette Ben­ing and Jamie Bell prove a like­able pair­ing in this oth­er­wise bland Glo­ria Gra­hame biopic.

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20th Century Women

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Annette Ben­ing anchors this delight­ful, deeply per­son­al com­e­dy-dra­ma from writer/​director Mike Mills

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Danny Collins

by Matt Thrift

A sap­py Al Paci­no vehi­cle reviewed via the medi­um of Heat’s icon­ic cof­fee shop tête-à-tête.

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Ginger & Rosa

by David Jenkins

Sal­ly Pot­ter returns with a jum­bled but heart­felt exam­i­na­tion of teenage death anx­i­ety in ​’60s London.

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The Kids Are All Right

by Adam Woodward

Annette Ben­ing and Julianne Moore shine in this sear­ing­ly fun­ny tale of mid­dle-age anxiety.

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