More from Justin Lowe
‘Americana’ Review: Sydney Sweeney and Halsey in a Contemporary Western That Cleverly Subverts Expectations
Directed by Tony Tost, the recent SXSW selection also stars Paul Walter Hauser and Simon Rex.
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‘Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life’ Review: A Portrait of an Artist Attempting to Stay Faithful to His Vision
Filmmaker and artist Dan Covert profiles an accomplished graphic artist whose work adorns Nike footwear, Apple watches and a variety of other products.
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‘Mustache’ Review: A Gently Humorous Comedy Set in Silicon Valley’s Pakistani-American Community
Premiering at SXSW, Imran J. Khan’s debut feature centers on a young teen forbidden to shave his mustache.
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The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2023
A deliciously juicy psychological thriller starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, an Olympian’s stunning directorial debut and a spirited documentary portrait of Little Richard are among faves from the fest.
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‘Fancy Dance’ Review: Lily Gladstone in Native American Filmmaker Erica Tremblay’s First-Rate Feature Debut
Set in northeastern Oklahoma’s Indian Country, the film also features Shea Whigham and newcomer Isabel Deroy-Olson.
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‘Food and Country’ Review: A Dynamic Doc Profiling the Precarious State of America’s Food System
Filmmaker Laura Gabbert partners with celebrated food writer Ruth Reichl to explore the impact of the COVID pandemic on America’s small farmers and independent restaurants.
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’: Film Review
James Marsden, Jim Carrey and Tika Sumpter return for this sequel about the otherworldly, bright blue hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz).
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‘Sing 2’: Film Review | AFI 2021
Matthew McConaughey again leads the voice cast of performing animals for the sequel to 2016’s ‘Sing,’ which also includes returning castmembers Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Nick Kroll.
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Andrew Garfield in ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’: Film Review | AFI 2021
Alexandra Shipp and Vanessa Hudgens also star in the Netflix musical about 'Rent' playwright and musician Jonathan Larson, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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‘Snakehead’: Film Review | TIFF 2021
Shuya Chang stars alongside Sung Kang and Jade Wu as a conflicted human trafficker in documentary filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong’s first narrative feature.
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‘The Devil’s Drivers’: Film Review | TIFF 2021
Two Bedouin cousins pursue a risky livelihood smuggling laborers across the Palestinian border to work illegally in Israel in Mohammed Abugeth and Daniel Carsenty’s world premiere documentary.
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‘Broken Diamonds’: Film Review
Ben Platt stars as an aspiring novelist struggling to care for his schizophrenic sister, played by Lola Kirke, in Peter Sattler’s fraught family drama.
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