All About the Money: In The U.S., Even Communists are Split by Class

All About the Money: In The U.S., Even Communists are...
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Fergie Chambers is the heir to the Cox fortune, which is in the hundreds of millions. Eventually his money helped lead him to find his calling: Communism. … read more

The Incomer Proves To Be A Welcome Visitor

The Incomer Proves To Be A Welcome Visitor
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What makes The Incomer work so beautifully is how confidently it commits to its strangeness while never losing sight of the humanity at its center. … read more

In the Blink of an Eye Promises Hope but Delivers Hollowness

In the Blink of an Eye Promises Hope but Delivers...
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In the Blink of an Eye is a sweeping mess whose message about life, death and humanity’s fleeting presence on Earth is a lot more hokey than hopeful.  … read more

The Musical Hits All The Wrong Notes

The Musical Hits All The Wrong Notes
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The Musical plays out like a dumbfoundingly obnoxious variation on Richard Linklater’s 2003 classic School of Rock. … read more

Run Amok is a Surreal Afterschool Special

Run Amok is a Surreal Afterschool Special
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Run Amok is all over the place trying to tackle every gun reform nuance. This leaves what she’s trying to say as half-formed or forgotten along the way. … read more

Hot Water Warms The Soul

Hot Water Warms The Soul
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Hot Water is a good road trip movie, which is more about the memorable stops along the way rather than the destination. It’s one Sundance’s most heartfelt films. … read more

The Shitheads: A Stoner Comedy for Desperate Times

The Shitheads: A Stoner Comedy for Desperate Times
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The comedy genre is dying and humanity’s sense of humor is going down with it. The Shitheads might not be a cult classic, but it’s what we need right now. … read more

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Stole My Heart

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Stole My Heart
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is an enchanting film that sneaks up on you with its warmth and quiet confidence. … read more

I Want Your Sex Is the Horny Cure for a Sexless Generation

I Want Your Sex Is the Horny Cure for a...
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I Want Your Sex doesn’t skewer Gen Z puritanism so much as poke it with a dildo, but it’s refreshing to see a horny movie that doesn’t take itself seriously. … read more

Not So Brokeback Mountain: Jaripeo Sheds Light on Queer Rancheros

Not So Brokeback Mountain: Jaripeo Sheds Light on Queer Rancheros
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Jaripeo has stunning visuals showcasing Mexico’s culture in a way that’s different and new but gives you so little of people whose stories have so much to give. … read more

The Huntress (La Cazadora) Confronts the Myth of Justice

The Huntress (La Cazadora) Confronts the Myth of Justice
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The Huntress (La Cazadora) confronts heavy topics in an intimately human way, giving a face to the women affected by the system and its brutality. … read more

The Sundance Animated Short Film Program Is Wacky, Wild and Weird

The Sundance Animated Short Film Program Is Wacky, Wild and...
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The animated shorts are a mixed bag of good cinema. They can be kid-friendly, arthouse mental, terrifyingly hostile or eye-openingly provocative. … read more