The New York Times – Film:
John Travolta makes his directing debut with this short and sentimental coming-of-age film about a son’s first plane trip taken with his single mother.
Author: Lisa Kennedy
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‘Is God Is’ Review: The Fires This Time
The New York Times – Film:
Kara Young and Mallori Johnson play twins bent on revenge in the playwright Aleshea Harris’s powerhouse film debut.
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‘Newborn’ Review: After Solitary Confinement, New Horrors Await
The New York Times – Film:
The writer-director Nate Parker focuses on the societal costs of imprisonment in this drama starring David Oyelowo as a Queens dad who goes upstate on a family trip.
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‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Review: Lost Souls and Found Follies
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Opposites attract in this provocative drama about mass violence and two disaffected man-boys.
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‘Spacewoman’ Review: Mission Driven
The New York Times – Film:
Hannah Berryman’s engrossing documentary on Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle pilot and commander, focuses on managing pride and fear.
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‘Ghost Elephants’ Review: Pursuing What Could Be a Dream
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Werner Herzog’s new documentary about the hunt for elephants in Angola focuses less on the animals and more on the pursuers.
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‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ Review: Dogged by Dark Memories
The New York Times – Film:
For its sequel, the Christian-themed drama about a hit single finds a new tune and an anchoring presence.
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‘Calle Málaga’ Review: Living an Even Better Life
The New York Times – Film:
The Spanish actor Carmen Maura shines as a widow forced to sell her childhood home in Morocco in this film by Maryam Touzani.