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Author: Sarah Gorr

“Pelé” falls just short of making a goal

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Netflix’s documentary about the soccer superstar is serviceable, but says nothing you haven’t heard before.

Sarah Gorr Posted on February 18, 2021February 13, 2021

“Fake Famous” asks the question, “What price Instagram fame?”

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Nick Bilton’s documentary-slash-zoomer ethnography investigates whether you can game your way to social media fame.

Sarah Gorr Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

“Climate of the Hunter” embraces schlock, but comes out shaggy

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Mickey Reece’s out-there vampire B film plays in a lot of genres, but doesn’t quite hit the Anna Biller vibe it’s going for.

Sarah Gorr Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

“Herself” finds gentle grace in a simple story about trauma

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Phyllida Lloyd and writer-star Clare Dunne delicately handle tough subject matter in a responsible, deft character drama.

Sarah Gorr Posted on January 8, 2021January 7, 2021

“Wander Darkly” doesn’t quite see the light

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Tara Miele’s new film is a mismatched metaphysical love story that shows potential for the writer/director but doesn’t land.

Sarah Gorr Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

“Godmothered” grants your wish of an actually-solid Disney+ original

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Jillian Bell is hilarious as a klutzy fairy godmother-in-training in this deceptively-fun fractured fairy tale.

Sarah Gorr Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

“Run” doesn’t really go anywhere

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Aneesh Chaganty’s suspense thriller features excellent performances but suffers from too many plot holes.

Sarah Gorr Posted on November 17, 2020November 23, 2020

“Proxima” is a beautifully moving story among the stars

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Eva Green stars as a female astronaut who overcomes sexism and her own doubts for a journey into the universe.

Sarah Gorr Posted on November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Don’t enlist for “The War With Grandpa”

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Robert De Niro makes another baffling script choice with a bland family comedy about a spoiled kid who can’t bear to give up his bedroom.

Sarah Gorr Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020

Millie Bobby Brown carries the shaggy “Enola Holmes” on her shoulders

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Netflix’s latest is a whimsical re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes buoyed only by Brown’s charming performance.

Sarah Gorr Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

In “Kajillionaire,” you don’t pick your family, but you can pickpocket with them

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Miranda July’s latest is her most idiosyncratic and self-aware work to date.

Sarah Gorr Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

How horror films are getting me through COVID

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Six months into COVID and the other anxieties of 2020, the apocalyptic cloak of horror might just be what we need to weather them.

Sarah Gorr Posted on September 6, 2020September 6, 2020

“All Together Now” is a sweet treat for a dark time

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Netflix’s latest film for teens isn’t trying for anything deep or important, but it doesn’t have to.

Sarah Gorr Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” will shake you to your core

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Charlie Kaufman directs one of the most subtly horrifying movies of the year.

Sarah Gorr Posted on August 27, 2020August 28, 2020

“Made in Italy” is “Under the Tuscan Sun” for dudes

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James D’Arcy’s directorial debut is a thin, derivative bore that wastes its otherwise-game cast.

Sarah Gorr Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

“Radioactive” isn’t enough to make your systems blow

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Marjane Satrapi’s biopic of Marie Curie can’t cure what ails you, even with a strong Rosamund Pike turn at the center.

Sarah Gorr Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

“Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” is an ethically dicey pseudo-doc

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The Ross brothers’ staged documentary about a closing Las Vegas bar tries to blend mediums but borders on exploitation instead.

Sarah Gorr Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

“Babyteeth”‘s maudlin dying teen love story has no bite

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The only sighs Shannon Murphy’s tragic romantic drama elicits are of boredom.

Sarah Gorr Posted on June 16, 2020June 18, 2020

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