In Ruizpalacios’s latest, a Times Square kitchen becomes a microcosm of American capitalism.
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The trio discuss how their Canadian identity informed their view of international relations.
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Adam Elliot’s latest feature is an evocative feat of visual storytelling.
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Madison and Baker discuss how youth and love shape the eponymous character’s trajectory.
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Goodrich’s modest ambitions yield modest rewards.
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The film’s attempts to tell two stories at once ultimately see it damned by its own ambition.
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This is a near-perfect sequel in terms of go-for-broke intensity and one-upmanship.
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Nocturnes is one of the most reverent treatments of scientific process in recent memory.
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These films shocked us by plumbing our deepest primordial terrors.
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The film builds an all-consuming sense of dread and panic that almost sneaks up on you.
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