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A vaguely unconventional teacher galvanizes disadvantaged eighth graders in this highly conventional drama.
Author: Natalia Winkelman
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review: Creepypizza
The New York Times – Film:
This adaptation of a video game franchise is more interested in unpacking childhood trauma than packing in jump scares.
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‘Waiting for the Light to Change’ Review: Listless in a Lakeside Cabin
The New York Times – Film:
In her feature debut, the director Linh Tran tries to capture the longing and inertia between adolescence and adulthood.
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‘Reality Winner’ Review: Caught in the Cross Hairs
The New York Times – Film:
Sonia Kennebeck’s documentary unpacks the circumstances surrounding its subject, but fails to crack her complexity.
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‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ Review: A Tale of Love and Loss
The New York Times – Film:
This animated musical about a young woman’s sexual and romantic awakening uses a gloriously tactile aesthetic.
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‘Reptile’ Review: Unusual Suspects
The New York Times – Film:
Benicio Del Toro plays a detective investigating a suburban homicide in this overstuffed thriller.
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‘Cassandro’ Review: Gael García Bernal as the Luchador Saúl Armendáriz
The New York Times – Film:
Gael García Bernal plays a flamboyant figure taking the world of Mexican professional wrestling by storm in this underdog drama directed by Roger Ross Williams.
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‘Love at First Sight’ Review: Sense, Sensibility and Statistics
The New York Times – Film:
Two lovebirds-to-be meet at an airport in this unoriginal but sturdy Y.A. romance, which pivots on the probability of falling in love.
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‘Scout’s Honor’ Review: Uncovering a History of Abuse
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This documentary, subtitled “The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America,” unveils the legacy organization’s habit of covering up cases of sexual abuse.