In her modern incarnation, Undine is trying to break the tragic patterns of her curse.
Glenn McDonald
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‘Together Together’ Has the Shape of a Romantic Comedy, but It Scribbles outside the Lines
The sharp indie film delivers a new kind of love story for a swiftly tilting planet.
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Elizabeth Lo’s New Documentary Is an Uplifting Portrait of Istanbul Street Dogs
The star of this remarkable film is Zeytin, a tawny-colored mutt with dark, expressive eyes.
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“Minari” Is a Compassionately Observed Portrait of Family and Belonging
“Minari” does that miraculous thing that good movies can do: drop you right out of your head and down into your heart.
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Documentary “A Glitch in the Matrix” Is Persuasive, in a Stoned-in-a-Dorm-Room Kind of Way
So, are we living in a simulation?
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“Soul” Is a Thrilling Metaphysical Adventure to the Great Beyond
Ultimately, Pixar flick “Soul” deals with the kind of Big Questions that keep adults up at night: Where did we come from? Why are we here? What’s next?
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In “News of the World,” Tom Hanks Embodies the Better Angels of Our National Character
This is a throwback kind of movie—a huge, honking Western drama.
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“Nomadland” Is a Road Trip Through Late-Stage Capitalism and the Sunset of the American Dream
“Nomadland,” director Chloé Zhao’s latest starring Frances McDormand, is a new kind of Western.
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“The Planters” Is a Character-Driven, Low-Budget Comedy Gem
The offbeat DIY film has an early-release virtual theatrical run via the Carolina Theatre’s website.
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Relive the Glory Days of Rock N’ Roll in “Creem: America’s Only Rock and Roll Magazine”
The documentary is about as deep as the second half of a “Behind the Music.” That can be fun.
