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Gary M. Kramer is a writer and film critic based in Philadelphia. Follow him on Twitter.

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Alexander Liu in "A Sexplanation" (Herra Productions)

There’s no shame in “A Sexplanation,” a fun, honest documentary that steps in where sex ed left off

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Kali Reis in "Catch the Fair One" (Tribeca Film Festival)

In knockout thriller “Catch the Fair One,” a boxer infiltrates a ring of human traffickers

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On the Divide (Tribeca Film Festival)

“On the Divide” profiles three people at a Texas abortion clinic and asks: “What does choice mean?”

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A-Ha: The Movie (Tribeca Fillm Festival)

“We never wanted to be teen heartthrobs”: A-Ha lead singer on the band’s longevity and “Take On Me”

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The Kids (Tribeca Film Festival)

Revisiting the ethics of cult favorite “Kids” 26 years later through a new documentary

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Shamont Slaughter and MAAFA Redemption Project founder Marshall Hatch Jr. on the West Side of Chicago in "All These Sons" (Concordia Studio)

Saving “All These Sons” from gun violence in Chicago

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Jessica Barden in "Holler" (IFC Films)

The compassionate “Holler” encapsulates the desperation of everyday American poverty

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Joan Allen and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Lisey's Story" (Apple TV+)

“I’m not tough”: Jennifer Jason Leigh on her career playing challenging roles nothing like herself

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Paula Beer in "Undine" (IFC Films)

“Undine” is an exquisite, romantic reimagining of an underwater myth using a phallic CGI catfish

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Actor and activist James Chen (Nick Hoge)

“Have more Asian friends”: James Chen reflects on Hollywood, activism & new series “Run the World”

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Raul Castillo in "Army of the Dead" (Netflix)

“He’s very much a peacock”: Raúl Castillo on his “Army of the Dead” role and not feeling tokenized

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Eric Bana in "The Dry" (IFC Films)

“The Dry” is a desolate, engrossing mystery in which everyone – even Eric Bana – is guilty

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Angelina Jolie and Jon Bernthal in "Those Who Wish Me Dead" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Those Who Wish Me Dead” wastes Angelina Jolie’s action chops in a film that’s more smoke than fire

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Valene Kane and Shazad Latif in "Profile" (BEZELEVS/Focus Features)

In the tension-filled “Profile,” a journalist goes catfishing online to get recruited by ISIS

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Jason Statham in "Wrath of Man" (MGM)

In “Wrath of Man,” Jason Statham shoots his way through an overblown, yet fun revenge thriller

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Katja Herbers in "The Columnist" (Film Movement)

In dark comedy “The Columnist,” a reporter finds that dealing with online trolls is literal murder

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Brian Tyree Henry in "The Outside Story" (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Brian Tyree Henry stars in “The Outside Story,” a road movie “with the smallest possible mileage”

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Amir El-Masry, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah and Vikash Bhai in "Limbo" (Focus Features)

“Limbo” will break your heart with the whimsical yet agonizing in-between life of refugees

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If Anything Happens I Love You (Shorts TV)

“If Anything Happens I Love You” is an animated “distillation of grief” from a school shooting

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A Love Song for Latasha (Shorts TV)

How “A Love Song for Latasha” disrupts and decolonizes documentary filmmaking about Black trauma

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Yahya Mahayni in "The Man Who Sold His Skin" (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

“The Man Who Sold His Skin” turns a chivalrous refugee into merchandise in the name of love

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Caisa Ankarsparre in "Exterminate All the Brutes" (Velvet Film/David Koskas/HBO)

HBO’s doc “Exterminate All the Brutes” asks: “When was America great — and who was it great for?”

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Adam Neumann in "WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn" (Hulu)

“WeWork had all of the bad red flags”: How a visionary sales pitch turned into yoga-babble

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Bob Odenkirk in "Nobody" (Universal Pictures)

In the joyfully violent “Nobody,” Bob Odenkirk channels his inner John Wick

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