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Spotlight (2015)

Drama Rated R

“…defined by Keaton’s blah button-down shirts and McAdams’ grown-out roots.”

The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Documentary Rated NR

“…engaging as a procedural and compelling as a meditation on the nature of truth.”

Into the Abyss (2011)

Documentary Rated PG-13

“…adopts the posture of an empathetic listener.”

Spectre (2015)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“…the exhausted entry in the James Bond franchise, certainly the most exhausted of the Daniel Craig era.”

Nostalghia (1983)

Drama Rated NR

“…transports us to a place that no longer feels temporal, but spiritual.”

All About My Mother (1999)

Drama Rated R

“…about the ability of melodrama to speak to, and rise from, our mundane lives.”

The Assassin (2015)

Action/Adventure Rated NR

“Hou Hsiao-hsien wields cinematic tools with such delicate precision, it’s as if he’s working with a paintbrush.”

The 400 Blows (1959)

Drama Rated NR

“Truffaut imbues the movie with the irrepressible energy and optimism of youth.”

Days of Being Wild (1990)

Drama Rated NR

“These days are both electric and exhausted.”

Bridge of Spies (2015)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…mostly effective because of what it keeps in check.”

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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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