The New York Times – Film:
Julia Hart’s bubbly sequel picks up the story in summertime and reframes around Stargirl, a character who in the first movie was auxiliary by design.
Author: Natalia Winkelman
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‘Paulie Go!’ Review: Coming of Age, Whimsy Included
The New York Times – Film:
A robotics whiz kid road trips to Minnesota on a mission to convince a reclusive professor to take him as an apprentice in this throwback indie comedy.
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‘Cyber Hell’ Review: When Chat Rooms Become Sites of Exploitation
The New York Times – Film:
This true-crime documentary, subtitled “Exposing an Internet Horror,” recounts a South Korean case in which chat room operators blackmailed young women into sending explicit videos.
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‘Sneakerella’ Review: Beauty and the Hypebeast
The New York Times – Film:
This musical remake follows an orphaned boy in Queens as he falls head over sneaker heels for the daughter of a Manhattan footwear magnate.
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‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen’ Review: Making a New Tradition
The New York Times – Film:
Daniel Raim’s admiring documentary uses interviews and movie clips to detail the making of Norman Jewison’s beloved movie musical.
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‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen’ Review: Making a New Tradition
The New York Times – Film:
Daniel Raim’s admiring documentary uses interviews and movie clips to detail the making of Norman Jewison’s beloved movie musical.
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‘Sexual Drive’ Review: Best Served Hot and Heavy
The New York Times – Film:
Natto, mapo tofu and fatty ramen become objects of titillation in this intriguing Japanese triptych that centers on sex without ever depicting it.
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‘Dual’ Review: Seeing Double, Inviting Trouble
The New York Times – Film:
A woman prepares to battle her clone in Riley Stearns’s imprecise satire that invites questions about the self and then leaves them unexplored.