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Emergent City
“Emergent City” is an old-school documentary that tells a story by presenting…
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Bring Her Back
Danny and Michael Philippou’s highly anticipated follow-up to their surprise hit “Talk…
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Absolute Dominion
The premise behind “Absolute Dominion” is intriguing enough to give it a…
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Shadow Force
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Once upon a time,…
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Drop Dead City
In 1975, New York City was poised on the precipice of bankruptcy.…
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F1
Heading into “F1,” a high-octane, ‘rise from the ashes’ star vehicle, Brad…
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Dangerous Animals
Sean Byrne’s “Dangerous Animals” is sharp in all the right places. It’s…
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The Damned
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Pavements
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The Sound
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The Surrender
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Henry Johnson
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Watch the Skies
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Vulcanizadora
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Coastal
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Fear Street: Prom Queen
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Caught by the Tides
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The Shrouds
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The Moogai
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Forever
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Another Simple Favor
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Final Destination Bloodlines
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Salvable
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Magic Farm
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How to Train Your Dragon
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A Desert
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The Surfer
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Without Arrows
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The Trouble with Jessica
The title and theme of “The Trouble with Jessica” echo one of…
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
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Havoc
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Rust
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One to One: John & Yoko
A minor irony of this often exhilarating documentary is that it partially…
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The President’s Wife
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The Electric State
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The Accountant 2
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Until Dawn
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Most People Die on Sundays
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The Ugly Stepsister
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We Want the Funk!
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The Wedding Banquet
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The Empire
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Sinners
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Bonjour Tristesse
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Gunslingers
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Night of the Zoopocalypse
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Zero
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Electra
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It Feeds
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Art for Everybody
Thomas Kinkade, the subject of the documentary “Art for Everybody,” was just…