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Diane says: “Brazilian feature THE FEVER is subtle. I kept expecting it to develop propulsive plot threads (a murder!, a heist!), but the joke was on me. FEVER holds true to its quiet, almost mystical tone. Justino, father of two

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Diane says: “Julian inherits his grandmother’s house in Philly, but more importantly, her collection of African art and books and records by Black thinkers of the 1960s and 70s. Before long, Julian has a household of burgeoning activists dedicated to

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Michael says: “Anyone who knows me, knows I’m pretty tough on ‘gay films,’ especially American ones. BREAKING FAST is no exception, and ultimately, it can’t rise about the tepid script and uneven acting to be a win. However, it’s pretty

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Jeff says: “Zoe (Rose Matafeo) finds out she’s pregnant. It’s the worst possible time; an arborist who co-owns a successful tree service with her partner, Tim (Matthew Lewis), and a no-holds-barred adventurer (in her own mind anyway), she’s training for

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Chris says: “Ralph Fiennes was as born to play an excavator as he was a concierge in THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. A good archeology film, more so than a “days leading up to World War II’ one.’3.5 cats” Jeff

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Diane says: “MINARI is a gentle family drama, an autobiographical work by Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung. Mother (Yeri Han) and father (Steven Yuen, also producer) are a loving couple divided by the conflicting drivers of dreams and practicality. The

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Diane says: “UNION (director and writer Julia Neill) is a 2017 short film now playing the Slamdance Festival for grassroots indie filmmaking and starring Chlotrudian Scott Barton. How exciting it was to see a close-up of Scott’s face as the

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Brett says: “SAINT MAUD is finally out this weekend for any fans of genre. It is a mind-melter of a slow burn that horror aficionados can really sink their teeth into. The character-building is quite impressive, and it’s one of

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Diane says: “Just saw MISHA AND THE WOLVES at Sundance. The director calls it ‘historical documentary that becomes psychological thriller.’ Misha Defonseca published a book in the late 1990s, and lived off the pursuant fame, about her childhood experience in

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Chris says: “As with the Fred Rogers doc WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, it’s near-impossible for me to be critical of one about SESAME STREET, another program I watched religiously when I was very young. Just its opening credits montage of

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Chris says: “INTRODUCING SPARKS, their seventh album from 1977, would’ve been a better title for this doc from Edgar Wright (SHAUN OF THE DEAD). For those unfamiliar, Sparks, consisting of California born-and-bred brothers Ron and Russell Mael, is one of

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