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  • Jun 14, 2012

  • Abdia do Nasciemento

    The subject of this 2011 Brazilian documentary was an early demonstrator for Afro-Brazilian civil rights, the founder of the enormously influential Black Experimental Theater (founded in the 40s), a professor at many prominent American universities (including Wesleyan and Yale), a senator, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. more...

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  • Jul 19, 2013

  • Abdias do Nascimento

    The subject of this 2011 Brazilian documentary was an early demonstrator for Afro-Brazilian civil rights, the founder of the enormously influential Black Experimental Theater (in the 40s), a professor at many prominent American universities (including Wesleyan and Yale), a senator, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. more...

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  • Nov 5, 2015
  • Barista

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    Barista

    Rock Baijnauth's documentary follows five subjects as they train for and eventually face off in a national barista competition, creating an espresso, a cappuccino, and a specialty drink for four judges in less than 15 minutes. more...

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  • Oct 18, 2012

  • Clip

    "Underaged persons weren't involved in scenes of explicit sex and nudity," declares a title at the end of this Serbian drama. more...
    • by Tal Rosenberg
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  • Oct 15, 2015
  • Cronies

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    Cronies

    During the opening credits of Michael Larnell's surprisingly fresh feature (which he also wrote, produced, and edited), a line of text explains the film's title: "A close friend or companion." more...
    • by Tal Rosenberg
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  • Apr 12, 2012

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    Damsels in Distress (PG-13)

    The upper-crust characters of writer-director Whit Stillman have always been snooty, but in his earlier films (Metropolitan, Barcelona, The Last Days of Disco) that quality was tempered by his wit and modest budgets. more...
    • by Tal Rosenberg
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  • Aug 3, 2017
  • The Dark Tower

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    The Dark Tower (PG-13)

    Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey star as the hero and villain, respectively, in this convoluted sci-fi action film, a continuation of an eight-book series by Stephen King. more...

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  • Oct 8, 2013

  • Despite the Gods

    Documentary maker Penny Vozniak follows Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch, as she directs Hisss, a U.S.-Indian coproduction whose shoot ran six months behind schedule. more...

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  • Jul 27, 2017
  • Detroit

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    Detroit (R)

    With Detroit, her latest feature, director Kathryn Bigelow has done something unusual: she's made a film that fits all the criteria for what a "Kathryn Bigelow movie" should be, yet one that doesn't much feel like a "Kathryn Bigelow movie." more...

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  • Oct 15, 2015
  • Dheepan

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    Dheepan

    Jacques Audiard is perhaps the only filmmaker in France who makes art-house films that could and should be successful Hollywood blockbusters. more...
    • by Tal Rosenberg
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  • Oct 11, 2012

  • The Exam

    Director Peter Bergendy has a rich premise: on Christmas Eve 1957, secret police in Budapest stage an exercise to test one of their prized agents, but in the process they uncover his tryst with a woman who may be a revolutionary soldier. more...

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