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The documentary highlights a few notable predecessors in the role, burnishing Mrs. Trump’s image by extension. But one apt comparison is pointedly left out.
Author: Alissa Wilkinson
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‘Queen of Chess’ Review: The Surprising Story of a Grandmaster
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Framed as a sports tale, “Queen of Chess,” directed by Rory Kennedy, recounts the life of Judit Polgar, who battled sexism as much as rival players.
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‘Natchez’: Histories Clash in a Complex Look at the City
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Suzannah Herbert’s film centers on antebellum mansions and the narratives the owners want to tell about the South.
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‘A Poet’ Review: The Romance of Misery
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A once-promising writer learns some painful lessons in a tragicomic Colombian tale.
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‘The Love That Remains’ Review: Time Goes On
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A family navigates the year after parents separate in this funny, surrealist Icelandic drama.
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Documentary Oscar Nominees Resist Authority in Different Ways
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Reflecting the power of nonfiction filmmaking, each contender involves subjects and even directors resisting authority in different ways.
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‘H Is for Hawk’ Review: All Shall Be Well
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Claire Foy stars along with a goshawk in an adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s award-winning memoir.
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‘Seeds’ Review: Farms and a Way of Life Hang in the Balance
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The director Brittany Shyne’s film is slow-moving and lyrical in its focus on the seasonal rhythms of the work, even as it shifts to policy concerns.
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‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Sympathy for the Devil
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The latest installment in the zombie saga is all about evil and good, and whether any of it exists.