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The Eight Mountains (Sundance Institute)S
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February 1, 2023

Sundance 2023: Drift & The Eight Mountains

A pair of films out of the festival chronicle friendships new and old with differing degrees of success.
Search Party final seasonS
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January 18, 2022

Search Party’s co-creators on the thin line between altruism and narcissism

Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss look back at their genre-hopping chronicle of millennial life and the journey of the anti-heroine they built with Alia Shawkat.
Search Party Season 5 (HBO Max)S
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January 7, 2022

Search Party’s adrift millennials go fully unhinged in its satisfying final season

The cult hit comedy closes up shop in season five, sending its self-absorbed antiheroes into even darker, wilder directions. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Search..
being the ricardosB
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December 22, 2021

Being the Ricardos is a dull, talky affair

Aaron Sorkin just can’t help telling the story of the beloved 1950s sitcom duo through a modern lens.
Alia Shawkat & Anton Yelchin in Green Room (A24)A
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April 15, 2021

At 5, “Green Room” remains indelibly vicious and humane

Jeremy Saulnier's brutal thriller feels even more urgent and frightening now than it did upon release.
Search PartyS
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January 17, 2021

Sarah-Violet Bliss on “Search Party” season 4

We talk with the series co-creator, writer and director about finding the balance between darkness and comedy.
Search Party Season 4&
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January 12, 2021

“Search Party” takes time to find its groove in season 4

The dark comedy continues to be an excellent exploration of millennial ennui.
First Cow&
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March 10, 2020

“First Cow” Breezes Through the West with Peace and Patience

Kelly Reichardt's latest is a kindhearted storybook of a film that gracefully balances the sights, sounds, and textures of pre-Gold Rush Oregon.
LIVING WITH YOURSELFL
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October 17, 2019

Living With Yourself Review: Twice the Paul Rudd, Half the Insight

Timothy Greenberg’s leaden, frustrating series is too lackadaisical to explore its clone-centric premise. Living with Yourself is the latest in Netflix’s never-ending onslaught of original..