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Bessie Directed by Dee ReesWritten by Dee Rees, Christoper Cleveland, Bettina Gilois The review: The always remarkable Queen Latifah gives us a tutorial of blues singer Bessie Smith’s rise to [...]

Arthur Christmas Directed by Sarah Smith, Barry CookWritten by Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith The review: Even if this movie didn’t have a scene that takes place in Idaho, it would be worth watching [...]

Wild Nights With Emily Directed by Madeleine OlnekWritten by Madeleine Olnek The review: I’m willing to bet that everyone reading this knows about Emily Dickinson and I’m also willing to bet that [...]

Loser Directed by Amy HeckerlingWritten by Amy Heckerling The review: This is an excellent chronicle* of not fitting in** and has a killer 2000-era soundtrack.*** While I found the performances [...]

Songs My Brothers Taught Me Directed by Chloé ZhaoWritten by Chloé Zhao The review: Depictions of Rez Life are rare in film, and it’s saying something that a Chinese director, not an American, [...]

Northern Soul Directed by Elaine ConstantineWritten by Elaine Constantine The review: Northern Soul is a fine niche* coming-of-age movie from the usual male point of view. I loved the setting and [...]

Saving Face Directed by Alice WuWritten by Alice Wu The review: While this movie starts as the classic mom-sets-up-daughter-with-eligible-men story it introduces two wrinkles, one with the [...]

21 Years: Richard Linklater Directed by Michael Dunaway and Tara Wood The review: A lovefest about the first segment of Richard Linklater’s career which takes us through the Before movies, but [...]