Romance
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The Becomers
Immigrant stories put a fresh frame around lives that native-born citizens don’t think too deeply about. Science fiction movies can do…
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Close to You
There are two main types of stories about smalltown people finding themselves: ones where they move away from the suffocating…
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Running on Empty
Would you like to know the day you will die? It’s a tricky thought exercise. What if you find out…
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It Ends With Us
“What would you say if your daughter told you her boyfriend pushed her down the stairs but it’s okay because…
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Peak Season
Co-directors Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner reunite (after their COVID-set breakup comedy “The End of Us”) for their sophomore feature,…
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Find Me Falling
When many of us think of vacationing on the Mediterranean, the first things that come to mind might be the…
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Dandelion
Writer-director Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion” takes place over a mere number of days, but emotionally, inserts us so deeply into its…
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Touch
“Touch,” from Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, is vast in scope, stretching over decades, languages, continents, and cultures, with themes of…
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Fly Me to the Moon
“Fly Me to the Moon” lurches wildly from zippy, retro rom-com to cynical political satire to weighty, remorseful drama and back again. Tonally…
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The Nature of Love
Writer-director Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” is a two-hour foray into longing, self-searching, and passion. Sophia (a magnetic Magalie…
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