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I May Destroy You&
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June 5, 2020

“I May Destroy You” is a staggering work from Michaela Coel

The star of Chewing Gum returns with a riveting new series that illuminates society's indictment of Black bodies.
The Wave&
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January 17, 2020

“The Wave” Trips Over Its Own Bad Trip

Justin Long gets lost in a navel-gazing psychedelic stoner dramedy filled with sophomoric philosophizing.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieR
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October 11, 2019

Review: “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” Is a Killer Follow-Up

Vince Gilligan returns to the fate of Jesse Pinkman in a thrilling, meditative neo-Western epilogue made strictly for Breaking Bad devotees.
Dazed and ConfusedT
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August 10, 2019

The Double Nostalgia of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused”

Richard Linklater's 1993 coming-of-age classic is a battle of dueling, complicated nostalgias around '60s youth culture.
EuphoriaE
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June 16, 2019

Euphoria Review: A Stylish But Empty Tale of Teenage Rebellion

HBO's latest series puts its characters through exaggerated adolescent antics, with little substance to show for it.
Little WoodsL
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April 19, 2019

Little Woods Review: Suffering the Workin’ Woman Blues

Tessa Thompson and Lily James are two sisters struggling with rural poverty and difficult choices in this gripping, but uneven drama.
Birds of PassageB
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March 5, 2019

Birds of Passage Review: Balancing Tradition and the Modern World

The Colombian crime thriller serves as an intriguing, culturally relevant twist on an age-old story, with an eye to highlighting Wayuu cultural traditions.
Climax Gaspar NoéT
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August 15, 2018

The Trailer for Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ Does the Danse Macabre: Watch

Gaspar Noe’s kaleidoscopic Cannes favorite gets a new trailer and poster promising all the Satanic dance mayhem the French provocateur can muster. This piece was..