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Review

The King of Staten Island

by Hannah Strong

Pete David­son fic­tion­alis­es his own ado­les­cence in Judd Apa­tow’s warmest bro com­e­dy to date.

3
Anticipation
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4
In Retrospect
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Review

White Boy Rick

by Caitlin Quinlan

A small­time teenage drug-push­er turns FBI infor­mant in direc­tor Yann Demange’s Detroit-set crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Mary Shelley

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Elle Fanning’s cen­tral per­for­mance aside, there’s lit­tle to stir the blood in this biopic from Wad­j­da direc­tor Haifaa Al-Mansour.

4
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3
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2
In Retrospect
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Review

Detour

by Josh Slater-Williams

Some major young act­ing tal­ent is put to waste in Christo­pher Smith’s gar­bled and deriv­a­tive neo-noir.

3
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2
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2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

by David Jenkins

Bel Pow­ley shines in Marielle Heller’s refresh­ing­ly non-judg­men­tal chron­i­cle of teenage sex­u­al­i­ty in ​’70s San Francisco.

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