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Sundance 2020: “Zola” Is Trashy, Good-Natured Fun

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Janicza Bravo’s retelling of the 2015 viral Twitter thread boasts great performances and surprisingly solid filmmaking, even if it ends on a shrug.

Matt Cipolla Posted on January 24, 2020August 6, 2020

10 Films We’re Excited to See at Sundance 2020

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New films by Julie Taymor, Dee Rees, and Justin Simien mix with fascinating new docs and debut features in our list of Sundance 2020 must-sees.

The Spool Staff Posted on January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Monos Review: Flawed Guerilla Filmmaking

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Alejandro Landes’ tense, probing portrait of child soldiers keeps its messages as muddy as its setting.

Michael Snydel Posted on September 7, 2019September 6, 2019

Sundance 2/3 Dispatch: The Souvenir, One Child Nation, Monos

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Our Sundance coverage wraps up with a triple feature of a 1980s art-school personal essay, a documentary from China, and a haunting child-soldier tale.

Matt Cipolla Posted on February 4, 2019July 2, 2020

“Hitmen” puts Mel and Sue in the middle of a frothy action comedy

Hitmen - Season 1
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The former Great British Bake-Off hosts retool themselves as witty assassins in a cute, if scattershot, series of vignettes.

Megan Sunday Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020

Joel Schumacher starts small with “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”

Incredible Shrinking Woman
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Schumacher’s directorial debut is a silly, messy take on the restrictive gender roles of women in the household.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Perry Mason Chapter Three Recap: Go ask Sister Alice

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Perry Mason crams a whole lot of story into Chapter Three, almost to its detriment.

Megan Sunday Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

TV spinoff “Love, Victor” complicates its squeaky-clean queerness

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Hulu’s spinoff of Love, Simon has a shaky start, but ultimately offers value to queer youth searching for guidance.

B.L. Panther Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

Thrilling, Absurd, and Poignant: Revisiting “Total Recall” 30 Years Later

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Paul Verhoeven’s wild sci-fi action thriller remains a one-of-a-kind look at a bleak & plausible future.

Patrick Glennon Posted on June 1, 2020July 2, 2020

Star Trek: Picard and a “Remembrance” for its Best Performer

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Despite solid performances all around, the episode struggles with tone, plotting & what kind of show it wants to be.

Andrew Bloom Posted on January 25, 2020January 24, 2020

“The L Word: Generation Q” Works to Update Its Queerness for 2019

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Showtime’s sequel to the iconic LGBTQ+ series feels refreshing, if frustratingly centrist at times.

B.L. Panther Posted on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Review: “Servant” Serves Up Atmosphere, But Not Much Else

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Apple TV+ adds another just okay series to its lineup, psychological horror produced by M. Night Shyamalan.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

On Becoming a God in Central Florida Recap: “Flint Glass”

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The lies & deception are piling up like FAM boxes as Cody dedicates himself yet again to the holy church of Obie.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 30, 2019September 28, 2019

Emergence Review: A Solid, But Familiar Sci-Fi Enterprise

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Allison Tolman brings warmth to an otherwise traditional pilot for ABC’s new sci-fi mystery series.

Joe Lipsett Posted on September 23, 2019September 24, 2019

A Dog’s Journey Review: You Can’t Teach A Dead Dog New Tricks

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The latest entry in this unlikely franchise about an endlessly reincarnating dog is as treacly as it is exhausting.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on May 17, 2019August 10, 2020
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