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Sing Street (2016)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…catnip for anyone who grew up with 1980s bands like Duran Duran and The Cure.”

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2017)

Drama Rated NR

“Boxing movies aren’t always remembered for their romance, but that’s the defining element here…”

Footloose (1984)

Drama Rated PG

“Kevin Bacon moves like a machete chopping through a jungle.”

Robinson Crusoe (1954)

Action/Adventure Rated NR

“…could pass as just another literary adaptation if you weren’t watching closely.”

Certain Women (2016)

Drama Rated R

“…keeps its distance; there isn’t much, in terms of drama, to interrupt the routine of these women’s lives.”

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…looks as funny as it sounds.”

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Drama Rated PG

“…thrums with a truly independent spirit and a dreamy ebullience.”

The Shallows (2016)

Horror Rated PG-13

“Before it gets pretty Sharknado, this is a fairly entertaining woman-versus-beast adventure.”

The Birth of a Nation (2016)

Drama Rated R

“…rightly rooted in the perspective of the oppressed.”

L’Age d’Or (1930)

Comedy Rated NR

“…a scandalous attack on all things religious and bourgeois.”

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Rome Open City (1945)

Thriller Rated NR

“… has a ramshackle neorealism, yet pulses with the tension of an espionage thriller.”

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

Drama Rated PG-13

“… a ‘let them eat cake’ distraction for the multiplex crowd.”

Silkwood (1983)

Drama Rated R

“Streep is as loose as she’s ever been…”


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