Wei has crafted a noir that rejects the more dramatic trappings of such stories.
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The film speaks unflinchingly to the unique anxieties and frustrations of early teenhood.
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The film generates stakes that are far too heavy for the threadbare structure to support.
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Compared to Jan de Bont’s beloved original, this long-gap sequel barely kicks up dust.
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Skotchdopole’s film is a tantalizing mix of the absurd and the mundane.
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Claire Denis’s sophomore feature is a clear-eyed portrait of a world of violence and exploitation.
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Crossing is nobly intent on showing trans people as worthy of dignity, safety, and love.
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Thanks to its expert staging, the film doesn’t lose much in the way of immediacy.
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Hui’s investment in her characters and their passions bleeds through every frame.
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