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Laks says: “Science fiction about extraterrestrial encounters often feel exclusively produced within US and UK cinema. A foray into the genre from a Moroccan writer and director immediately got my attention. The film opens within a opulent palatial mansion as it

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Michael says: “I learned a lot in this very even-handed, information packed doc about the Supreme Court case to overturn Affirmative Action and the subtleties and conflicting belief around discrimination, particularly around Asian-Americans admissions at Harvard University. There were times

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Michael says: “After making a splash with their debut film, WE ARE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR, writer/director Jane Schoenbrun follows-up with a creative, thought-provoking, and devastating examination of the struggle between our outer and inner selves through the

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Brett says: “From director Nicole Riegel, DANDELION is the latest installment of musical drama that showcases the title fictional singer-songwriter in the familiar position of struggling artist. In fact, much of the plot within is familiar territory for many audiences.

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Brett says: “Men will literally kill the envious moon who is already sick and pale with grief instead of going to therapy. Alright, methinks this review doth meme too much. So, if the language of the plays of ‘The Bard’

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Val says: “Though they’re both about robot companions entering the animated world of people (using that term loosely), I wouldn’t call ROBOT DREAMS, writer/director Pablo Berger’s first animated feature, a spiritual successor to THE IRON GIANT – stylistically and thematically, ROBOT

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Chris says: “If you’re a Mubi subscriber and a fan of slow Asian cinema, I recommend this 2019 film from director Wang Xiaoshaui, best known for BEIJING BICYCLE (2001) and also SHANGHAI DREAMS (2005), which I saw and loved at

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Diane says: “A brutal, harrowing story of two boys who leave Senegal intent on reaching Europe, not to escape poverty or persecution, but to follow their dream of becoming pop stars. I was tricked by the movie poster into thinking it

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Diane says: “I went to considerable lengths today to see Frederick Wiseman’s new doc, as I figured opportunities to see it (ever!) would be scarce. The institution Wiseman studies in this film is a 3-star Michelin restaurant. “It won’t be

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