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Lady Bird Examines the Tug and Pull of Mother-Daughter Relationships Amid Income Inequality
Lady Bird follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) in early 2000s Sacramento as she prepares for college amidst her senior year of high school and journey to self-discovery as a teenager transitioning to young adulthood. Through an…
Read More »Call Me By Your Name Remembers First Love and Heartbreak
Call Me By Your Name takes us to Northern Italy in 1983 as Elio (Timothée Chalamet) spends the summer with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg) and mother (Amira Casar) as his father’s research assistant Oliver (Armie Hammer) comes to…
Read More »Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Examines the Taboos that Have Always Been
“We are a fantasy but we have to live in reality. And in this world, in these lives, love does not matter.” Professor Marston and the Wonder Women introduces us to Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton…
Read More »Blade Runner 2049 Remains Faithful to the Original While Making Its Own Mark
“We’re all just looking out for something real.” While conducting his duties of hunting and “retiring” the genetically engineered humanoid workforce known as replicants, Blade Runner K (Ryan Gosling) stumbles upon an old secret that his bosses desperately…
Read More »The Florida Project is Powerfully Topical, Cementing Director Sean Baker’s Greatness
“Look at you and your daughter. No wonder you’re in this situation” The Florida Project documents one summer at a cluster of budget motels in Orlando, FL. At the center of the film is Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), a…
Read More »mother! is a work of art
mother! introduces us to married couple played by Jennifer Lawrence and writer/poet Javier Bardem whose relationship comes under increasing strain when a string of guests, invited and otherwise, arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. mother! is…
Read More »Wind River is a Haunting Look at a Forgotten People
“Sometimes I get so mad I just wanna fight the whole world, you understand?” “Yeah, I do. But I fight the feeling. I figured the world would win.” In Wind River, US Fish and Wildlife Service agent Cory…
Read More »Mudbound Explores the Ties That Bind America
Mudbound follows two families, the Jacksons and the McAllans, one black one white, in the Mississippi Delta who farm on the same land. Two sons from each respective family return to the Delta after serving in World War…
Read More »Good Time is Uniquely Unforgettable
Good Time follows Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) and his wild night on the streets of New York following a botched bank robbery that lands his mentally disabled brother Nick (Benny Safdie) in jail. Desperate to get Nick out,…
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Battle of the Sexes is Timely and Entertaining
“Times change. You should know, you just changed them.” Battle of the Sexes brings to life the lead up to one of the most watched sporting events of all-time, the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma…
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