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    Balram (Adarsh Gourav) is a young man struggling to escape poverty in <em>The White Tiger.</em>
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    In 'White Tiger,' A Dickensian Rags-To-Riches Story Turns Psychological Thriller

    Jan 22, 2021
    In this adaptation of Aravind Adiga's 2008 novel, a young man defies the odds by escaping poverty in a rapidly globalizing India. The White Tiger is a dark satire — with an eat-the-rich ethos.
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    Derek DelGaudio uses a little magic and a lot of storytelling to talk about identity in <em>In & Of Itself</em>.
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    'In & Of Itself' Is A Study Of Identity And Magic

    Jan 22, 2021
    Derek DelGaudio's successful off-Broadway show has been given a marvelous film adaptation that captures the stage production's delicate and humane tone.
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    <em>Spoor</em> is a pulpy murder story that's also a utopian fable about feminism, social justice and ecology. The film, which was released in 2017, is newly available for streaming on <a href="https://www.brattlefilm.org/">The Brattle.</a>
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    Polish Thriller 'Spoor' Is A Pulpy Murder Story — And A Utopian Fable

    Jan 20, 2021
    Corpses pile up, but there are no human footsteps surrounding the dead bodies — only animal footprints. This strange, darkly funny film mixes feminism, social justice and ecology.
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    Martin Luther King Jr. in Sam Pollard's <em>MLK/FBI.</em>
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    'MLK/FBI' Humanizes A Civil Rights Icon's Legacy

    Jan 15, 2021
    Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.
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    Bee Gees Documentary Traces The Gibb Brothers' Pathway To Stardom

    Jan 14, 2021
    Of the three Bee Gees, only Barry Gibb is still alive. His new album is Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Volume 1. The HBO documentary, The Bee Gees, tells the story of the group's rise.
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    Cassie (Carey Mulligan) is a woman bent on revenge — until she meets nice guy Ryan (Bo Burnham) in <em>Promising Young Woman</em><em>.</em>
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    'Promising Young Woman' And 'Pieces Of A Woman' Examine Trauma And Revenge

    Jan 13, 2021
    Two new films center on the lingering effects of trauma and tragedy. Carey Mulligan is woman bent on revenge in Promising Young Woman; Vanessa Kirby is a mother whose baby dies in Pieces of a Woman.
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    Regina King Imagines What 4 Black Icons' Gathering In 1964 Might Have Looked Like

    Dec 28, 2020
    Regina King's directorial film debut, One Night in Miami, envisions a 1964 gathering of boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, fullback Jim Brown and singer Sam Cooke.
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    'Soul' Surprises With Its Messages About Finding Purpose

    Dec 27, 2020
    Pixar's new film stars Jamie Foxx as a jazz musician whose soul gets separated from his body. The animated feature explores themes of music and transformation.
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    Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie in <em>Promising Young Woman</em>.
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    'Promising Young Woman' Is A Dark Comedy That Will Keep You On Your Toes

    Dec 26, 2020
    The darkly comic thriller Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan as a woman on a mission, is a carefully constructed mix of genres and moods that doesn't pull its punches.
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    Review: News Of The World With Tom Hanks

    Dec 25, 2020
    Tom Hanks travels from town to town in the Texas frontier a few years after the Civil War, reading newspapers to settlers. When he comes across a young girl who was kidnapped, his life changes.
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    (Clockwise from upper left) Vitalina Varela plays the title character in <em>Vitalina Varela,</em><em><em> Jessica Cressy and Luca Marinelli in<em><em><em> Martin Eden, </em></em></em></em></em>Marty Walsh in <em><em><em>City Hall</em></em></em> and two
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    A Terrific Year For Smaller Films: Critic Justin Chang Pairs 10 Favorites From 2020

    Dec 24, 2020
    Even though most of us stayed away from movie theaters, 2020 was a banner year for independent narrative films, feature-length documentaries and pictures of all types and genres from overseas.
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    Tessa Thompson as Sylvie and Nnamdi Asomugha as Robert in <em>Sylvie's Love.</em>
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    Let 'Sylvie's Love' Wrap You In All Its Goodness

    Dec 24, 2020
    Eugene Ashe's romance is a refreshing throwback to Classic Hollywood, starring Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha.
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    She's Running: Diana (Gal Gadot) chases her quarry through the streets of Washington in the sequel <em>Wonder Woman 1984</em>.
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    'Wonder Woman 1984' And The One-Villain-Too-Many Problem

    Dec 23, 2020
    The sequel to 2017's Wonder Woman is bright, entertaining, frequently funny — and overstuffed with villain backstories that crowd out the action.
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    A scene from <em>76 Days,</em> a new documentary about frontline health workers and patients during Wuhan's lockdown.
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    A Doc About Wuhan's Lockdown Was 'Too Real' For My Wuhan-Born Dad. I'm Glad I Watched

    Dec 19, 2020
    The reviewer's father, who was born in Wuhan and lived there until he was 28, couldn't bear to keep watching. But she did — and was deeply moved by this new documentary film.
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    Chadwick Boseman's Last Movie, 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' Reviewed

    Dec 18, 2020
    August Wilson's award-winning play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, about a recording session in 1927 Chicago, comes to the screen with Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final role.
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    'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Is A Parting Gift From Actor Chadwick Boseman

    Dec 18, 2020
    Boseman died of cancer in 2020, not long after he finished shooting this adaptation of August Wilson's play. His final screen performance — as a troubled trumpet player — ranks among his best.
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    Chadwick Boseman as Levee, Colman Domingo as Cutler, Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, Michael Potts as Slow Drag, and Glynn Turman as Toledeo in <em>Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.</em>
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    Reclaiming Black Culture in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

    Dec 18, 2020
    George C. Wolfe's adaptation of the classic August Wilson play features electrifying performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.
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    After a 17-year separation, Walter (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) greets his wife Esther (Zainab Jah) and daughter Sylvia (Ekwa Msangi) at JFK airport in the opening scene of <em>Farewell Amor. </em>
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    An Immigrant Family Is Reunited After 17 Years In The Sweetly Moving 'Farewell Amor'

    Dec 11, 2020
    The film opens in an airport where a man greets the wife and daughter he hasn't seen in years. Farewell Amor is a deeply empathetic story about the struggles and anxieties of one immigrant family.
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    Robyn (voiced by Honor Kneafsey) heads into the woods in the animated film <em>Wolfwalkers</em>.
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    'Wolfwalkers' Is A Rich, Densely Packed Visual Feast

    Dec 11, 2020
    The story is simple, the themes surprisingly complex, and the hand-drawn animation is stunning in this stylish tale of a young girl yearning for freedom.
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    Micheal Ward and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn are strangers who connect on the dance floor in <em>Lovers Rock. </em>
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    'Fresh Air' Critic Revisits The TV, Books And Movies That Helped Ease Lockdown

    Dec 08, 2020
    From Lovers Rock to The Good Lord Bird, the titles on John Powers' year-end list didn't simply distract; they also delved into enduring questions of freedom, dignity and survival.
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    Exquisitely Detailed And Impeccably Made, 'Mank' Is A Dazzling Feat

    Dec 07, 2020
    David Fincher's new film is a playful weave of fact and fiction as it reimagines the story of Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in the years that inspired the Hollywood masterpiece.
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    Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star as Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison in <em>Ammonite.</em>
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    In 'Ammonite,' Kate Winslet Portrays A Same-Sex Love Story 'Without Secrecy Or Fear'

    Dec 07, 2020
    Winslet plays real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning in a film that imagines an affair between Anning and another woman. "It's storytelling that normalizes and expresses same-sex love," Winslet says.
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    Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies and Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz in David Fincher's impressive <em>Mank.</em>
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    'Mank' Is A Lushly Rendered Cinematic Landscape

    Dec 04, 2020
    David Fincher's dramatization of Citizen Kane's origin story is an impressive, if occasionally inert, biopic.
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    Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is a punk-metal drummer who loses his hearing in <em>Sound of Metal</em>.
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    In 'Sound Of Metal,' Sudden Hearing Loss Sends A Drummer Reeling

    Dec 04, 2020
    Riz Ahmed gives a quiet, intense and profoundly unsentimental performance as a rock drummer who suddenly loses his hearing and stubbornly refuses to accept it.
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    The big family in <em>The Happiest Season </em>includes Burl Moseley, Alison Brie, Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Holland, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen. (Whew!)
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    'Happiest Season' Is A Holiday Family Romcom With A Very Merry Cast

    Nov 27, 2020
    Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis play Abby and Harper, a couple headed home to Abby's parents' house for Christmas. Dan Levy, Victor Garber and Aubrey Plaza are among the terrific supporting cast.

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