Author: Sarah Gorr

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December 15, 2021

Despite some stumbles, Station Eleven is worth the journey

HBO Max's adaptation of the 2014 novel strikes a surprisingly hopeful note.
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December 12, 2021

National Champions’ noble cause is undercut by its poor craft

A righteous argument that student-athletes deserve better is ill-served by a flat film that's more focused on making its point than telling a story to make that point.
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December 8, 2021

The Unforgivable lives up to its name by wasting talent

The new Netflix drama comes so close to good but can't capitalize on its deep cast.
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November 26, 2021

Licorice Pizza suffers in shying away from an uncomfortable subject

Lighthearted & boasting two excellent newcomer performances, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest nevertheless avoids addressing a very large elephant in the room.
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November 18, 2021

C’mon C’mon is a beautiful breath of fresh air

Mike Mills's newest eschews cliché to capture the depth of familial and interpersonal connections.
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October 21, 2021

Ron’s Gone Wrong almost, but not quite goes right

The second family film this year to address the dark side of tech, Ron's Gone Wrong unfortunately falls a little flat in execution.
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September 24, 2021

Boosting the signal of 2001’s cult space Western musical The American Astronaut

Twenty years on, Cory McAbee's singular cult film is nearly as impossible to find as it is to look away from.
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September 16, 2021

Lady of the Manor lets its enthusiastic cast down

A lighthearted comedy clumsily attempts to address race, to less than successful results.
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July 30, 2021

Sabaya documents the women hiding in the shadows of ISIS

Hogir Hirori directs a gripping look at an organization fighting to save kidnapped women from a life of sexual slavery.
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July 25, 2021

The Last Letter from Your Lover is better left unread

The Last Letter from your Lover, the latest Jojo Moyes adaptation, squanders a talented cast on a tale so familiar it could be a carbon copy.