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Dead Ringers: A Splashy Gender-Flipping Franken-series Version of Cronenberg’s Horror Classic
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Joyland: Acclaimed Pakistani Film About an Accidental Burlesque Dancer is Emotionally Alive
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National Canadian Film Day: How to Watch, From Screen to Shining Screen
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Until Branches Bend: Preachy and Peachy All at Once
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5: A Glimpse into Midge’s Future
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Simulant: Like Blade Runner Only Differ... Nah, It's Like Blade Runner
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Living With Chucky: The Killer Doll's Human 'Sister' Directs an Overheated Love Letter
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Gangs of Lagos: A Street Opera From the Mean Streets of Nigeria
Beef: New Netflix Series Unearths Dark Comedy from People Acting Very Badly
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Stranger Things: The Experience - The Ups and Downs of the Interactive Upside Down
Spinning Gold: A Complicated Music Figure, Through a Filmmaker Son's Upbeat Prism
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