To Catch a Killer cannot outrun its inspiration

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To Catch a Killer cannot outrun its inspiration

Director Damián Szifron’s first English language film amounts to echoes of past better works.

The Last Letter from Your Lover is better left unread

The Last Letter from your Lover, the latest Jojo Moyes adaptation, squanders a talented cast on a tale so familiar it could be a carbon copy.

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SXSW 2021 Narrative Competition: “I’m Fine”, “Here Before”, “Our Father”, “The Fallout”

By: Clint Worthington

Tales of poverty, paranoia, and adolescences framed by tragedy cap off SXSW's Narrative Feature Competition.

Unraveling pop-culture one thread at a time

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Meryl Alone Can’t Save the Second Season of “Big Little Lies”

The cultural phenomenon returns, minus its star director, with a little more Streep in its step.

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