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

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The Persian Version (Sony Pictures Classics)

“The Persian Version” director on creating a film that is “playful in terms of sexuality”

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Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in NYAD (Parkinson/Netflix)

“Nyad” star Annette Bening brought “sharp edges” to courageous swimmer and refused body touch-ups

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Jessica Henwick and Julia Garner in "The Royal Hotel" (Neon)

The menace two women face in “The Royal Hotel” makes for an uneasy, but memorable watch

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Leslie Nielsen in "Airplane!" (Paramount Pictures)

“When stupidity is elevated”: “Airplane!” filmmakers reveal the secrets to their deadpan success

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Asher Angel as Clayton Laughlin, Peter Facinelli as Dave Laughlin and Fiona Dourif as Sarah Laughlin in "On Fire" (Cineverse)

“The last thing we wanted to do was start a fire!”: Peter Facinelli on his wildfire survival film

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It Lives Inside (Neon)

“It Lives Inside” director on his psychological monster and “counterintuitive” approach to suspense

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Lynn Mabry and David Byrne. Stop Making Sense. (Jordan Cronenweth / A24)

“Stop Making Sense,” the best concert film ever, converted me into a Talking Heads fan

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Bethann Hardison backstage at the Battle of Versailles in 1973, from "Invisible Beauty", a Magnolia Pictures release. (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures/Jean-Luce Huré)

“I poked the bear”: “Invisible Beauty” traces how this activist changed the face of modeling

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Archie Madekwe in "Gran Turismo" (Columbia Pictures)

Get revved up for “Gran Turismo,” the summer’s suspenseful thrill ride based on a true story

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Heart of Stone (Netflix)

“Heart of Stone” stars Gal Gadot in a lackluster Europudding action flick

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Community organizer Rod Adams speaks amongst crowd of protesters at Minneapolis City Hall in "Sound of the Police" (Hulu/ABC News Studios)

“Sound of the Police” filmmaker tells his son, “No good can come from a police encounter”

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Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Theo (James Caverly) in "Only Murders In The Building" (Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu)

From “Only Murders” to “Sex Lives,” disability onscreen is improving but “still not enough”

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Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in "Barbie" (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

In “Barbie,” of course Ken hijacks the journey of empowerment in a misguided tour of the patriarchy

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Black Ice (Roadside Attractions)

Hockey “has always been diverse”: Uncovering the unsung history and racism in Canada’s beloved sport

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Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell in "Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One" (Paramount Pictures / Skydance)

Both “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” and Tom Cruise look and feel exhausted

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Richard E. Grant in "The Lesson" (Courtesy of Bleecker Street/Anna Patarakina)

Richard E. Grant on sex, lies and playing an entitled man similar to the “Teflon-coated” Trump

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Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (Allyson Riggs/A24)

9 of the best movies about American immigrants

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Revoir Paris (Music Box Films)

“It’s not about the terrorists”: “Revoir Paris” captures fragmented memories after mass shooting

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Jesse Garcia in "Flamin' Hot" (Photo by Anna Kooris / Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures)

“I believe him”: Jesse Garcia on playing the man purported to have invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

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Hey, Viktor (Liam Mitchell)

“We need to laugh”: “Hey, Viktor” is a much-needed send-up of Native dysfunction and Hollywood

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Catching Dust (Aurélien Marra)

“Does trauma-bonding negate the love?”: Stars Erin Moriarty and Jai Courtney talk “Catching Dust”

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US actor Michael Shannon unveils a beach cabin marked with his name on the Promenade des Planches during the 47th Deauville US Film Festival in Deauville, western France, on September 8, 2021. (LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

“What a confusing country we live in”: Michael Shannon on his gun violence movie “Eric LaRue”

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Nick Jonas in "The Good Half" (The Ranch Productions)

Nick Jonas “has in him a real mystery”: Director on why he’s compelling in grief in “The Good Half”

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Secret Art of Human Flight (Grant Rosenmeyer)

“This is a dead wife movie” that isn’t maudlin says “The Secret Art of Human Flight” filmmaker

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