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Happening: Period Piece about Illegal Abortion Gains Traction from Today’s Headlines
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Downton Abbey: A New Era - A genteel sitcom with some moist-eyed goodbyes
The Kids in the Hall Reboot: Older and Wryer, with More Jiggly Bits
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Firestarter: Stephen King Remake Fails to Reignite
Memoria: A Thai Master’s Latest Featuring Tilda Swinton and A Big Bang
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The Innocents: With Great Powers, Come Children with Great Irresponsibility
Vortex: Into The Dark Again With Gaspar Noé, This Time With Empathy
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Petite Maman: Magic Afoot in Generational Tale About Mother-Daughter Bonds
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Nitram: Acclaimed Fact-Based Drama on Australian Tragedy Soars on Riveting Performances
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Peace by Chocolate: A Sweet, Light Confection About a Real-Life Refugee Success Story
Stanleyville: Odd Directorial Debut Like an Episode of Survivor… Only Weirder and Less Fun
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Saving the universes, one trope at a time
Hot Docs ‘22: Even More Brief Encounters With the Best Told Real-Life Stories on the Planet
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Children of Sin: Bible-Thumping Horror We've Seen Before
Original-Cin Q&A: Director of How Saba Kept Singing, on the Strength and Spirit of Holocaust Survivors
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Memory: Liam Neeson plays a hitman with memory problems, in another forgettable thriller
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