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

I May Destroy You
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The star of Chewing Gum returns with a riveting new series that illuminates society’s indictment of Black bodies.

Beau North Posted on June 5, 2020July 2, 2020

“The Wave” Trips Over Its Own Bad Trip

The Wave
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Justin Long gets lost in a navel-gazing psychedelic stoner dramedy filled with sophomoric philosophizing.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

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

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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Vince Gilligan returns to the fate of Jesse Pinkman in a thrilling, meditative neo-Western epilogue made strictly for Breaking Bad devotees.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019

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

Dazed and Confused
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Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age classic is a battle of dueling, complicated nostalgias around ’60s youth culture.

Rick Kelley Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019

Euphoria Review: A Stylish But Empty Tale of Teenage Rebellion

Euphoria
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HBO’s latest series puts its characters through exaggerated adolescent antics, with little substance to show for it.

Sarah Gorr Posted on June 16, 2019August 11, 2020

Little Woods Review: Suffering the Workin’ Woman Blues

Little Woods
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Tessa Thompson and Lily James are two sisters struggling with rural poverty and difficult choices in this gripping, but uneven drama.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 19, 2019August 6, 2020

Birds of Passage Review: Balancing Tradition and the Modern World

Birds of Passage
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The Colombian crime thriller serves as an intriguing, culturally relevant twist on an age-old story, with an eye to highlighting Wayuu cultural traditions.

Marshall Estes Posted on March 5, 2019August 5, 2020

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

Climax Gaspar Noé
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Gaspar Noe’s kaleidoscopic Cannes favorite gets a new trailer and poster promising all the Satanic dance mayhem the […]

Clint Worthington Posted on August 15, 2018January 28, 2019
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