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Freddie (Ji-min Park) goes on an expected journey of self-discovery and identity as she finds herself searching for her birth parents in South Korea.

Review: Fragmented plot creates complex portrait of identity

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer • April 24, 2023
Questions of identity and cultural assimilation find their way into director Davy Chou’s newest film "Return to Seoul."
After Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is sent off to live with distant relatives for the summer, she finds her life forever changed.

Review: Irish coming-of-age drama is quietly moving

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor • March 29, 2023
"The Quiet Girl" is a remarkably moving Irish film, empathetically portraying themes of childhood adolescence and loss.
Emily Brönte (Emma Mackey) is the main subject of "Emily" in a fictionalized version of moments in her life.

Review: Period drama gives stunning portrait of Emily Brönte

By Lily Lipka, Staff Writer • March 21, 2023
Although the events of director Frances O’Connor’s "Emily" are somewhat fictional, the film gives Emily Brönte a second life.
Nicholas (Zen McGrath) shares a moment with parents Beth (Laura Dean) and Peter (Hugh Jackman) in Florian Zeller's new film, "The Son."

Review: Emotionally vapid drama has nothing to say

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor • February 1, 2023
Following the success of Florian Zeller's "The Father," it was difficult to imagine that "The Son" would disappoint. It is sadly quite terrible.
August (Ben Whishaw), Ona (Rooney Mara) and Salome (Claire Foy) reflect on whether or not to leave their colony in "Women Talking."

Review: Powerful ensemble grounds story of survival

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer • February 1, 2023
Following attacks from the men in their colony, a group of women deliberate on whether to stay and fight or leave in Sarah Polley's "Women Talking."
English nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is hired to observe a little girl that has not eaten for four months in Sebastián Lelio's newest film, "The Wonder."

Review: Period drama leaves viewers in a state of wonder

By Sydney Brumfield, Senior Writer • December 7, 2022
"The Wonder" tells a beautiful story about overcoming trauma, loss and grief, thriving on the use of nuances and subtleties throughout.
After suffering a major injury in Afghanistan, Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence) comes home and strikes up a meaningful friendship in "Causeway."

Review: Jennifer Lawrence leads tender drama about trauma

By Lily Lipka, Staff Writer • November 19, 2022
The A24-produced film "Causeway" beautifully explores trauma, led by terrific performances from Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry.
“Concrete Cowboy” is a successful call to action for viewers to educate themselves about the current problems with increased gentrification.

Review: Drama depicts the threats that gentrification poses

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • April 16, 2021
“Concrete Cowboy” is a successful call to action for viewers to educate themselves about the current problems with increased gentrification.
For the women of the new Mandarin-language Netflix film, fate has rigged their family on a slippery slope of grief.

Review: Dramatic film weighed down by soundtrack

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer • February 15, 2021
For the women of the new Mandarin-language Netflix film, fate has rigged their family on a slippery slope of grief.
Anxiety-inducing cinematography carries "1917," a World War I film on a breathtaking and colossal scale.

Review: Film captures realistic panic of war

By Antonio Ferme • January 17, 2020

Set during World War I, “1917” is a grand-scaled epic directed and co-written by Sam Mendes. Mendes based the premise of the story loosely on a tale his grandfather told him when he was a boy. The...

"Kingdom" puts a new spin on the zombie apocalypse genre, with a setting in ancient Korea. The show also uses vivid symbolism to show separations between social class.

Review: “Kingdom” shows the horror of zombies and social class

By James Baratta • February 4, 2019

Netflix original series “Kingdom” takes zombie-horror to a whole new level. A pandemic looms over a version of feudal Korea, ruled by the totalitarian Haewon Cho Clan and its mysteriously distant...

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Review: “Sex Education” gets real about sex

By Olivia Riggio • January 20, 2019
British Netflix series “Sex Education” portrays many aspects of teenagehood unrealistically. However, unlike many other plots about teens, it succeeds in its honest, realistic depictions of sex.
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