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An Amazon Adventurer Is Weighed Down By Family Ties In 'Lost City of Z'

1:37pm April 14, 2017

by David Edelstein

An English explorer searches for the remains of a supposed rain forest metropolis in James Gray's new film. Critic David Edelstein says The Lost City Of Z will "pull you in and along."

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"The parasol is the umbrella's daughter...": Emily Dickinson (Cythnia Nixon) and sister Vinnie (Jennifer Ehle) in A Quiet Passion.

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'A Quiet Passion' Dazzles Gradually

5:00pm April 13, 2017

by Ella Taylor

Filmmaker Terence Davies has found his ideal subject with this Emily Dickinson biopic, and a fiery performance by Cynthia Nixon challenges notions of the poet as a dour recluse.

Depths Perception: Dash (voiced by Jason Schwartzman) knows what's coming in My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea.

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In 'My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea,' The Strife's Aquatic

5:00pm April 13, 2017

by andrew lapin

Comics creator Dash Shaw's animated, deadpan-absurdist take on the high-school movie genre is boldly experimental and darkly funny.

Post-Edwardian Homesick Blues: Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), Costin (Robert Pattinson) and Manley (Edward Ashley) in The Lost City of Z.

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An Adventurer Seeks 'The Lost City Of Z' — And Finds Himself

5:00pm April 13, 2017

by Scott Tobias

In director James Gray's rapturously realized historical drama, an explorer's obsession with finding a remote Amazonian civilization causes him to question his place in the world.

The aptly named villain Cipher (Charlize Theron) recruits Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) in The Fate of the Furious.

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'The Fate Of The Furious' Runs On Diesel Fumes

5:00pm April 13, 2017

by Chris Klimek

This "bloated and listless" installment of the Furious franchise stays true to the series' "chop-shop aesthetic, in the sense that its flashiest parts are all stolen," says critic Chris Klimek.

Escalating Tension: Richard Gere is a man who makes connections in Norman.

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Richard Gere Is A One-Man Social Network In 'Norman'

5:00pm April 12, 2017

by Mark Jenkins

Critic Mark Jenkins calls Joseph Cedar's tale of a cipher (Richard Gere) who finds himself at the center of a web of personal and political machinations "intricate, rollicking and sometimes sad."

Your Name. starts like a teen rom-com but turns into a harrowing survival tale.

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A Body-Switching Teen Romance Anime Disaster Flick With 'Your Name.' On It

3:03pm April 07, 2017

by Bob Mondello

Your Name. was the most popular film in the world for the first two months of 2017. Now, the deeply resonant body-switching anime comes to the U.S.

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Genre-Bending 'Colossal' Mixes Monster Metaphor With Romantic Comedy

1:29pm April 07, 2017

by David Edelstein

Anne Hathaway plays a woman mysteriously linked to a monster in South Korea in her latest film. Critic David Edelstein says Colossal shows that "even the dumbest genres can be used to profound ends."

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Romeo (Adrian Titieni) and Eliza (Maria-Victoria Dragus) in Graduation, writer-director Cristian Mungiu's tale of the tiny, everyday compromises that destroy the soul.

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'Graduation': An Unflinching Look At Backroom Deals Made In Broad Daylight

5:00pm April 06, 2017

by Andrew Lapin

A Romanian father descends into a world of bureaucratic corruption as he strives to give his daughter a better life. Critic Andrew Lapin admires the film's chilling, intimate storytelling.

The Mirror Has Two Faces: Taki finds himself in the body of Mitsuha in writer/director Makoto Shinkai's Your Name.

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'Your Name' Goes There: Teens Switch Bodies In Charming, Dreamlike Romance

5:00pm April 06, 2017

by Ella Taylor

Critic Ella Taylor says this quirky love story "shimmers with the magic of a fairy tale" yet "has its feet firmly planted on the ground of Japan's past and present."