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Review: Stewart and Eisenberg elevate the shit out of American Ultra
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Deafening silence: Phoenix and The Look of Silence
Christian Petzold's film Phoenix and Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence are both about the need to face and make peace with the painful past that would …
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Maxime Giroux on his wonderful Hasidic Jew romance Felix and Meira
Québécois filmmaker Maxime Giroux discusses his TIFF-winner Felix and Meira, telling authentic stories about Hasidic Jews, and why he wanted to make the film. …
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Ex Machina is yet another film about boys and their toys
Ex Machina isn't just misogynistic; it gets the science wrong, too. …
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Seymour: An Introduction: A moving portrait of the artist as a humble teacher
In Seymour: An Introduction, Ethan Hawke follows his friend. former concert pianist Seymour Bernstein, for an intimate, inside look at the process of making …
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