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Starlet (2012)

Drama Rated NR

“Sean Baker’s movies see people for their humanity first and their circumstances second…”

Prince of Broadway (2008)

Drama Rated NR

“… bestows a certain innocence on a seedy milieu.”

Grand Theft Hamlet (2025)

Documentary Rated R

“High art collides with low expectations, resulting in something like a renewed faith in humanity.”

Take Out (2004)

Drama Rated NR

“… builds to one of those climactic grace notes that would define later Baker movies.”

Paris is Burning (1990)

Documentary Rated R

“… crackles because of its subjects.”

No Other Land (2024)

Documentary Rated NR

“It boggles the mind (and moral compass)…”

Emilia Pérez (2024)

Musical Rated R

“It’s hard to describe how far off the rails Emilia Pérez goes…”

Dog Man (2025)

Family Rated PG

“… honors the scribbled-on-the-back-of-your-homework style of Pilkey’s drawings, while also deepening the world.”

Presence (2025)

Drama Rated R

“Soderbergh gets significant mileage out of the visual conceit alone.”

I’m Still Here (2024)

Drama Rated PG-13

“… no stoic, generic portrait of resilience, but one that’s always counting the cost.”

Recent Reviews

The Way We Were (1973)

Drama Rated PG

“… fascinating as a study of Streisand and Redford’s onscreen personas.”

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)

Drama Rated NR

“There is a purity … that gives it a transcendental aura.”

La Ricotta (1963)

Drama Rated NR

“… about modernity’s failure and inability to take the crucifixion seriously—to say nothing of Jesus’ words about caring for the poor.”


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