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

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Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall for "Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes" (Freestyle Digital Media)

“She guided him in his activism”: Film shows how Lauren Bacall made Humphrey Bogart a Democrat

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Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Sebatian Stan as Donald Trump in "The Apprentice" (Courtesy of Briarcliff Entertainment & Rich Spirit)

“The Apprentice” illuminates the making of our once and future strongman president

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Lucas Bravo in "Freedom" (Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios)

“Freedom” transforms “Emily in Paris” star Lucas Bravo from heartthrob to heist master

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My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (Courtesy of Cohen Media Group)

In “My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock,” director Mark Cousins explores the Master of Suspense’s legacy

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Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh in "We Live In Time" (A24/Peter Mountain)

“We Live in Time”: A heavy-handed cancer drama Florence Pugh can’t save

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The Birthday (Courtesy of Drafthouse Films)

Corey Feldman on why “The Birthday” is his favorite, even though it took 20 years to release

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Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula), Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), Alan Zweibel (Josh Brener) and Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) in "Saturday Night" (Hopper Stone/Sony Pictures Entertainment)

“Saturday Night”: Jason Reitman captures the chaos and comedy of a TV revolution

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The Doom Generation (Courtesy of the Criterion Collection)

From sex to surrealism: Gregg Araki on the legacy of his “Teen Apocalypse Trilogy”

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The Substance (Courtesy of MUBI)

“The Substance” explores the dark side of society’s beauty obsession

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The Goldman Case (Menemsha /Moonshaker)

“He created his own legend”: “The Goldman Case” reshoots famed trial with a “very seductive” suspect

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Remains of the Day (Cohen Media Group)

From Hugh Grant to Emma Thompson, “It was on everyone’s checklist to make a Merchant Ivory film”

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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames (PBS)

From “10” to “Victor/Victoria,” PBS’ delightful Blake Edwards doc honors the lover of slapstick

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Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (Drafthouse Films)

Recut “Caligula”: Less sex and more plot will “right one of the greatest wrongs in cinema history”

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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (The Elizabeth Taylor Estate/HBO)

“There was a lot of infamy”: Elizabeth Taylor fought scandal and slut-shaming throughout her career

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Didi (Focus Features)

“What a mistake!”: Joan Chen reflects on career, from “Twin Peaks” regrets to “Dìdi” redemption

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Portrait of American actress Faye Dunaway (in costume as Bonnie Parker) as she poses before a pink background for 'Bonnie and Clyde' (directed by Arthur Penn), 1967. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

“It’s this double standard”: Faye Dunaway doc director on the legendary actor’s unfair reputation

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Quad Gods (HBO)

“Video games are so universal”: HBO doc “Quad Gods” reveals the disability esports team on a mission

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A Family Affair (Netflix)

Avoid that cringe that is Nicole Kidman’s “A Family Affair,” which wastes the efforts of Joey King

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Green Border (Kino Lorber)

“Society is ready to kill”: Director Agnieszka Holland on the refugee crisis and film “Green Border”

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Franka Potente in "Run Lola Run" (Sony Pictures Classics)

“If you’re late, your life could be totally different”: Recalling “Run Lola Run” 25 years later

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Viggo Mortensen in "The Dead Don't Hurt" (Marcel Zyskind/Shout! Studios)

“What you imagine is much more terrible”: How Viggo Mortensen made a classic Western feel different

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Orlando Bloom: To The Edge (Peacock)

Orlando Bloom faces his daredevil fears and asks, “What is the thing you consider to be your edge?”

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Andrew Scott in "Ripley" (Netflix)

A timeline of the most talented Mr. Ripleys

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Tessa Thompson in "The Listener" (Vertical Entertainment)

“We are in times that require us to listen”: Tessa Thompson’s lessons from playing a helpline worker

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