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

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Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep in "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (Universal Pictures)

The 18 most memorable movies of 2018 — for better and for worse

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Matt Dillon as Jack in "The House That Jack Built" (Photography by Christian Geisnaes/Courtesy of IFC Films)

Matt Dillon on playing Lars von Trier’s psychopath in controversial “The House That Jack Built”

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"Roma" (Netflix/Carlos Somonte)

Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” is a masterpiece — see it in the theater if you can

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Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges in "Ben Is Back" (Mark Schafer/Courtesy of LD Ent./Roadside Attraction)

“Ben Is Back”: Julia Roberts doesn’t save this uneven addiction drama

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Natalie Portman as Celeste Montgomery in "Vox Lux" (Courtesy of NEON)

Natalie Portman is a force of nature in intense and stunning “Vox Lux”

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Roger Ailes poses in his office in 2015 in "Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes" (Wesley Mann/Magnolia Pictures)

The dark arts of Fox News’ Roger Ailes: “If Trump didn’t exist, Roger Ailes would have created him”

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Joe Alwyn as Samuel Masham in "The Favourite" (Atsushi Nishijima/Twentieth Century Fox)

Joe Alwyn gets into three (very different) characters

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"The Truth About Killer Robots" (Courtesy of HBO)

Robots are making us less human, too: “Certain things essential to the democratic fabric erode”

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Finn Wittrock on the set of Write When You Get Work. (Courtesy of George H. Price Productions)

Finn Wittrock: “Maybe I hurt my career by not being ruthless”

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William Dafoe as Vincent Van Gogh in "At Eternity’s Gate" (Lily Gavin)

Willem Dafoe on painting Van Gogh’s shoes: “It’s his attempt to paint the soul of something”

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Orson Wells in "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead" (Netflix)

Director Morgan Neville on “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead” and the last years of Orson Welles

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"Weed the People" (Mangurama)

Ricki Lake on “Weed the People”: “It’s not about getting high, it’s about children dying of cancer”

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Spiros Michalakis in "Trust Machine" (SingularDTV)

“Some folks believe blockchain will save the universe”: Inside Alex Winter’s “Trust Machine”

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Dermot Mulroney (AP/Brian Ach/invision)

Dermot Mulroney: “Floating in warm water in middle of the night is a strange way to make a living”

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Bradley Cooper as Jack and Lady Gaga as Ally in "A Star Is Born" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“A Star Is Born,” fails to thrive: Bradley Cooper’s vanity project is more corny than compelling

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Putin’s Witnesses (Toronto International Film Festival)

The man who filmed Putin’s rise: “Compromises I made, we all made…led us to this deplorable state”

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"Going South" (Camden International Film Festival)

YouTubers at the mercy of the algorithm: “The idea is to post content, not have an interesting idea”

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John Lydon (AP/Brent N. Clarke)

John Lydon wants you to know the truth: “People don’t know what I had to endure”

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Gael García Bernal in "Museo" (Luxbox Films)

Gael García Bernal on the “Museo” heist and the tension between looting and preservation

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"Birds of Passage" (2018 New Zealand International Film Festival)

Six new films that could be Oscar contenders for Best Foreign Language Film

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Raúl Castillo and Evan Rosado in "We the Animals" (The Orchard)

“We the Animals” star Raúl Castillo on playing a flawed parent in Justin Torres’ novel adaptation

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Max Hubacher as Herold in "The Captain" (Opus Film)

Max Hubacher on portraying a Nazi: “My grandmother went through this hell and I am playing it”

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A still from "The Bleeding Edge" (Netflix)

“The Bleeding Edge” filmmakers discuss their reporting on patient issues with medical technology

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Udo Kier (Getty/Jason Kempin)

Udo Kier, master of creepy and camp, looks back on a wild career: “I’ve made 200 films. 100 are bad”

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