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

(L-r) SAM ROCKWELL as Watson Bryant and PAUL WALTER HAUSER as Richard Jewell in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “RICHARD JEWELL,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (Claire Folger)

Clint Eastwood’s unsubtle, unnecessary “Richard Jewell” examines the demonization of a hero

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William Levy in "En Brazos de un Asesino" (Lionsgate)

William Levy defied convention to make his own Spanish-language assassin flick

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Nicolas Cage in "Grand Isle" (Screen Media)

Nic Cage’s “Grand Isle” falls short of the Southern Gothic crazy it promises

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Director Rian Johnson on the set of KNIVES OUT (Lionsgate/Claire Folger)

Director Rian Johnson on the moral clarity of whodunnits and the crazy “Knives Out”

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Varda by Agnes (MK2 Films)

“Varda by Agnès” is a poignant and joyous self-portrait of the remarkable late artist

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Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro (Courtesy of HBO)

In “Ernie & Joe,” cops help the suicidal or mentally ill without criminalizing them

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Sterling K Brown in Waves (A24 Films)

Sterling K. Brown reflects on fatherhood and not being average in life or his new film “Waves”

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Nat Wolff and Alexander Skarsgard, "The Kill Team" (A24)

“The Kill Team” offers atrocities, but little insight into wartime murders of civilians

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Alex and Marcus Lewis in "Tell Me Who I Am" (Netflix)

In “Tell Me Who I Am,” a man discovers his life was a lie told to him by his twin

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"Collisions" (Fuse TV)

“Collisions” star Jesse Garcia: Deportation family stories have “always been relevant”

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Ray Ramano (Bill Bufalino) Al Pacino (Jimmy Hoffa) and Robert De Niro (Frank Sheeran) in "The Irishman" (Netflix)

Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman”: De Niro, Pacino and Pesci shine in this intimate gangster epic

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Still from "The Death of Dick Long" (Ashley Connor)

“The Death of Dick Long” dares you to love the men who love Nickelback

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Still of Milena from the documentary Lovemobil, by Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss (Photo courtesy of Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss)

Immigrant sex workers in “the middle of nowhere,” Germany: “They are like ghosts”

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Seann William Scott as Evan in the Momentum Pictures’ horror thriller BLOODLINE (Photo courtesy of Momentum Pictures)

Seann William Scott loves horror: The comedy star on his murderous “Bloodline” role

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Richie Castellano in the documentary "Narrowsburg" (Narrowsburg/Courtesy of publicist)

Welcome to “Narrowsburg,” a tiny town conned out of its Hollywood dreams

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John Travolta as Moose in "The Fanatic" (Quiver Distribution)

Fred Durst’s “The Fanatic”: Even Travolta’s overacting can’t make this limp thriller any fun

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Anton Yelchin in "Love, Antosha"

Remembering Anton Yelchin in “Love, Antosha”

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Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish in "The Kitchen" (Alison Cohen Rosa)

Haddish, McCarthy and Moss take charge in “The Kitchen,” which gleams through the grit

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"Mike Wallace Is Here" (Picture Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

How Mike Wallace changed TV journalism: “You had to compete”

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"Jirga" (Benjamin Gilmour)

Is “Jirga” a white savior movie about Afghanistan? “We have a lot to feel guilty about”

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"Skin" (YouTube/A24)

In “Skin,” a neo-Nazi turns from hate: Good intentions can’t redeem this disaster of a film

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"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (Sony Pictures)

“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” shows off Quentin Tarantino’s best and worst moves

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Toni Morrison on set in "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am," directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (Timothy Greenfield-Sanders / Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

Toni Morrison doc filmmaker on her banned books: “People are afraid … of powerful black women”

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Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid in "Plus One" (Photo courtesy of RLJE Films)

Cheers to Maya Erskine, flawless life of the “Plus One” party

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