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  • 20th Century Women (2016)
    Review preview for 20th Century Women

    Annette Bening gives a glorious, all-encompassing performance.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    The story of three women in 1979 southern California.
  • Beginners (2010)
    Review preview for Beginners

    A refreshingly intelligent entry in the romance canon that also takes a wide ranging look at human relationships more generally.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
  • Cinema 16: American Short Films (2006)
    Review preview for Cinema 16: American Short Films

    Varied and expansive, this exemplary collection serves as an excellent introduction to American short film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A collection of early shorts from renowned American directors
  • Thumbsucker (2005)
    Review preview for Thumbsucker

    The setting may be small-town, but this is a vision in microcosm of a whole nation that has been driven inevitably towards anxiety and unease by self-imposed pressures and impossible aspirations.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Teenager from the 'burbs attempts to quit suckin'.

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