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July 13, 2022

Netflix presents the complete idiot’s guide to Persuasion

Dumbed down doesn't even begin to describe this disastrous treatment of arguably one of Jane Austen's best novels.
Cha Cha Real Smooth (Chicago Critics Film Festival)A
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May 20, 2022

A review of the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival

From indie melodramas to animated tales of displaced shells, this year's critics-curated festival offers up a Midwestern answer to the big boys.
Am I Ok? FeaturedS
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January 27, 2022

Sundance 2022: Am I OK? is a sweet debut about female friendship and late bloomers

A familiar formula doesn't stop the actors' winning portrayal from breaking through.
The Lost DaughterT
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December 31, 2021

The Lost Daughter casts a jaundiced eye on motherhood

Maggie Gyllenhaal makes a confident writing/directorial debut in an unsettling but empathetic drama about two women on vacation with all too much in common.
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December 31, 2021

Dickon Hinchliffe on the “lost mixtape” feel of The Lost Daughter

The composer talks about building a retro '60s sound for Maggie Gyllanhaal's haunting directorial debut.
The Nowhere Inn (IFC Films)S
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September 18, 2021

St. Vincent meta-doc The Nowhere Inn offers up deconstruction for its own sake

Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein play with the fuzzy lines between artistic identity and celebrity in ways that both entertain and befuddle.
Our FriendY
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January 23, 2021

You’ll want to get to know “Our Friend”

Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, and Casey Affleck forge a treacly, generous bond in a drama that almost drowns in its own schmaltz.
THE HIGH NOTE&
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May 27, 2020

“The High Note” stays in familiar octaves but nails the melody

Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson have killer chemistry in a sunny if formulaic music dramedy.
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August 12, 2019

The Peanut Butter Falcon Review: Navigating Disability With Grace

It's a little Sundance-y, but Tyler Wilson and Michael Schwarz craft a smart, balanced indie that avoids the usual pitfalls of the way movies tend to treat disability.
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January 31, 2019

Sundance January 30th Dispatch: The Nightingale, Wounds, The Infiltrators, The Lodge

New thrillers from Jennifer Kent and Babak Anvari highlight Day 3 of our Sundance coverage.