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The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble documentary review: stronger and (more danceable) together

Fri, Nov 18, 2016
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This soul-refreshing documentary celebrates difference as a beautiful thing vital to making great art, and for making a better world for everyone.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie review: reparo movens ad imaginem

Thu, Nov 17, 2016
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Forget about magical creatures: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them could use some help finding itself, and in figuring out who its protagonist is.

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Moonlight

Moonlight movie review: the empathy machine in action (but only if you’re watching)

Wed, Nov 16, 2016
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Luminous and plaintive, Moonlight is emotional virtual reality, transforming a unique human experience into something universal and unforgettable.

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Bleed for This movie review: entirely bloodless

Mon, Nov 14, 2016
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If there is something new to be said about boxing, Bleed for This doesn’t find it. Sucks all the energy out of a story that should have been a can’t-miss.

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Arrival movie review: how to talk to aliens and expand your consciousness

Tue, Nov 08, 2016
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Intelligent, intense, grownup science fiction that will thrill genre lovers and satisfy fans of moving human drama. A beautiful, thought-provoking film.

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Fire Song movie review: finding a path through a broken world

Tue, Nov 08, 2016
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A sensitive portrait, but often a wretched one, of young people at crossroads, set on a Canadian First Nations reservation but with resonance far beyond.

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The Uncondemned documentary review: the horrors of Rwanda, on trial

Mon, Nov 07, 2016
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Meet the dedicated young lawyers and activists who prosecuted and convicted the first person ever to go to prison for genocide and wartime rape.

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The Accountant movie review: by the numbers but outside the lines

Fri, Nov 04, 2016
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So convoluted, confusing, and overly crammed that it’s overwhelming, and not in a pleasant way. But Ben Affleck’s autistic action hero is fascinating.

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Girls Lost (Pojkarna) movie review: girls found

Fri, Nov 04, 2016
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A beautiful film with a wonderful young cast that flows with sinister sorcery and tender sympathy for the physical and emotional upheavals of adolescence.

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The Eagle Huntress documentary review: badass girl is badass even without embellishments to her story (LFF 2016)

Thu, Nov 03, 2016
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Problems with authenticity don’t detract from the power of a story about a teen girl pursuing a challenging sport amongst beautiful Mongolian landscapes.

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