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"'Joy' is not all joy. There is frustration and loss and tears along the way, but it is a triumphant film about the way humans can make the world better and how a baby’s cry can be a priceless gift."
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"What comes through most by the time Bread & Roses wraps up is that our responsibility now is not to ourselves, but to future generations, to ready them to face down their aggressors instead of merely accepting their will."
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"If [The Apprentice] isn’t a great movie, it’s at least a fascinating and thoughtful one, an even-handed film that doesn’t need to resort to extremes to paint an accurate picture of what America and the world are up against right now..."
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"It’s an overused critical argument but the setting of 'Across the River' truly is a character as Ortiz and her team subtly embrace the atmosphere of Venice, using mostly natural light and handheld cameras to highlight the unique energy of the Italian city, a place full of so many beginnings and endings."
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“Maintaining a feel-good tone without becoming saccharine, 'Rez Ball' is a charmer with enough of an edge to keep viewers on their toes.”
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“The first time I saw War Game, it shook me up; the second time, my visceral response was tempered by a skepticism about power that the movie doesn’t invite.”
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"While you’re still in the vice-like grip of [Green Border's] multilevel narrative it may not feel like it, but a film like Agnieszka Holland’s bruisingly powerful new refugee drama ultimately comes from a place of optimism."
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"...The satire [in Only Murders in the Building] is now not only about true crime but also Hollywood’s obsession with IP and adaptations."
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"Oddity delivers a brilliant, bespoke, and tightly entertaining string of ideas that work stronger as a collection."
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