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Iké Boys (Fantastic Fest)I
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October 13, 2021

Iké Boys mixes its sentai charms with a heaping helping of sincerity

Eric McEver’s scrappy ode to tokusatsu and kaiju pictures wears its heart on its magically-armored sleeve. I’m a proud member of the Power Rangers Generation,..
CIFF 2021 Most AnticipatedO
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October 10, 2021

Our 10 most anticipated films from the 2021 Chicago International Film Festival

We break down the movies we're looking forward to seeing most out of this year's hybrid festival in Chicago.
Gemmel & Tim (Reeling)R
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September 26, 2021

Reeling 2021: Gemmel & Tim preserves the memories of two Black gay men denied justice

Michiel Thomas' heartbreaking documentary calls for justice and equity and highlights the racial disparities in how society treats even gay men.
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September 26, 2021

NYFF 2021: Bergman Island offers scenes from a creatively fractured marriage

Mia Hansen-Løve's latest wrestles with the creative and romantic frustrations between men and women, with Ingmar Bergman watching mindfully overhead.
No Straight Lines (Reeling)R
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September 24, 2021

Reeling 2021: No Straight Lines traces the history of queer comic books

Vivian Kleiman's documentary is a playful look at the art form that helped so many queer people find identity, even if only on the page.
At the End of Evin (Reeling)R
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September 24, 2021

Reeling 2021: At the End of Evin is a powerful Muslim trans story

Mehdi and Mohammad Torab-Beigi's drama presents intriguing questions about the trans body and the experience of transition.
The First 54 Years (NYFF)N
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September 23, 2021

NYFF 2021: The First 54 Years offers an incomplete account of Israeli occupation

Avi Mograbi's documentary is a long, strident presentation on the military occupation of Gaza that does a disservice to the oppression he's highlighting.
Jagged (HBO)T
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September 14, 2021

TIFF 2021: Jagged tells you everything you oughta know about Alanis Morrissette

Alison Klayman's chronicle of the Canadian singer's rise to fame centers around her seminal 1995 album, and the trail it blazed for female artists.
Violet (TIFF)T
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September 13, 2021

TIFF 2021: Violet is an on-the-nose exploration of Hollywood anxiety

Olivia Munn's spirited performance elevates what otherwise feels like a moralistic, obvious self-help treatise on trauma and accountability.
Lakewood (TIFF)T
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September 13, 2021

TIFF 2021: Naomi Watts tries to outrun disaster in the horrendous Lakewood

Phillip Noyce and Naomi Watts team up for a preposterous, formulaic high-concept thriller that does nothing tasteful with its premise.