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In Review: 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret,' 'The Eight Mountains'

In Review: 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret,' 'The Eight Mountains'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

This week, a sixth-grade girl comes of age awkwardly in a lovely adaptation of a Judy Blume classic and two boys who meet in the Italian Alps grow up and apart (and together) again.

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'Tin Cup': The Zen of Never Laying Up

'Tin Cup': The Zen of Never Laying Up

Scott Tobias

In Ron Shelton's sports movies, failure is the road to enlightenment.

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‘Dreamcatcher’ at 20: What Was That All About, Anyway?

‘Dreamcatcher’ at 20: What Was That All About, Anyway?

Keith Phipps

In 2003, a lot of talented people made a baffling Stephen King adaptation. It's not good, but time has been unexpectedly kind to it.

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In Review: 'Beau is Afraid,’ 'Evil Dead Rise'

In Review: 'Beau is Afraid,’ 'Evil Dead Rise'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Two new films explore two different sorts of scary creatures: demonic undead monsters and mothers.

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The New Cult Canon: 'Support the Girls'

The New Cult Canon: 'Support the Girls'

Scott Tobias

Andrew Bujalski's comedy about a day-in-the-life of a boobs-and-brews "breastaurant" is one of the great modern films about American labor.

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#95 (tie): ‘A Man Escaped’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

#95 (tie): ‘A Man Escaped’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

Robert Bresson's minimalist prison break film suggests God's grace and guiding hand. It's also a nail-biter.

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