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Alice Englert (center), Walton Goggins, and Olivia Colman star in this venomous tale of a snake-handling church community deep in the Appalachian mountains.

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'Them That Follow' Is Not Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth

7:52pm August 01, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Great performances from Walton Goggins, Olivia Colman and others only underscore the by-the-numbers story and shallowly observed setting of this drama set in an Appalachian snake-handling church.

Love Antosha is a documentary portrait of the brief life and career of actor Anton Yelchin, as told by his parents and director Garret Price.

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'Love, Antosha': A Cinematic Love Letter To An Actor's Brief Life

7:42pm August 01, 2019

by Danny Hensel

A freak accident killed actor Anton Yelchin in 2016; Garret Price's documentary features archival footage and moving interviews with loved ones who remember the brilliant young man fondly.

"Aisling Franciosi gives a performance of trembling brilliance as Clare, an Irish convict ... at a remote British military outpost in Tasmania."

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In The Wake Of Horrific Brutality, Revenge Served White-Hot: 'The Nightingale'

5:01pm August 01, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Jennifer Kent follows up The Babadook with a controversial thriller that "grants its protagonist respect and dignity beyond mere victimhood, and frames her pain in both personal and political terms."

Palestinian screenwriter Salam (Kais Nashef, R) takes script advice from Israeli officer Assi (Yaniv Biton, L) in this satire by Sameh Zoabi.

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'Tel Aviv On Fire': Separated By A Border, United By A Soap Opera

5:00pm August 01, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

In writer-director Sameh Zoabi's gentle satire, a Palestinian screenwriter and a Israeli checkpoint guard collaborate on a popular, low-rent soap opera.

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A Black Lady Radio Interview

4:59pm August 01, 2019

Comedian Robin Thede is back with a new sketch series on HBO.

'The Addams Family' Ranks No. 1 For Popularity In High School Musicals

4:20pm August 01, 2019

The Addams Family was the most popular high school musical production this year, according to the latest rankings from the Educational Theatre Association.

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Protesters march to the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse on Aug. 10, 2015, in St. Louis.

'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Examines What Led To Ferguson And Baltimore Protests

4:14pm August 01, 2019

by Nicholas Cannariato

Unlike many academic tomes, Jennifer Cobbina's book doesn't presume prior knowledge; it establishes historical and cultural context for the distrust many African Americans feel toward law enforcement.

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Maddening Men Are Strangely Sympathetic In 'This Is Not America'

7:35am August 01, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Jordi Puntí's new short story collection is full of men living on the edge — almost always because they've put themselves there. They're maddening characters, and Puntí regards them with sympathy.

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Our Language Is Evolving, 'Because Internet'

7:52pm July 31, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Whether you're extremely online or still confused by how a simple period can be interpreted as passive-aggressive, linguist Gretchen McCulloch has a guide to how our on-screen speech is morphing.

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Bald-faced fury: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham team up as Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw in this Fast & Furious spinoff directed by David Leitch.

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Better Stunts & Actors, Just As Derivative: 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'

4:50pm July 31, 2019

by Chris Klimek

The "genial flexfest" of a spinoff is the "most agreeable" of the franchise, which once again slickly repackages set pieces from other, better, more innovative action films.