Danny Hensel
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A freak accident killed actor Anton Yelchin in 2016; Garret Price's documentary features archival footage and moving interviews with loved ones who remember the brilliant young man fondly. -
Driven by a standout performance by Carloto Cotta, this Portuguese satire "sizzles with a comic energy rare for a movie with such blunt and weighty political commentary." -
There's a lot of flash and less substance in writer/director David Robert Mitchell's tale of a young man (Andrew Garfield) who sees hidden clues everywhere. But that flash is lovingly executed. -
The writer/director's latest film, about the British government's deadly assault on protesters in 1819, instills a growing sense of dread, but divides our attention among too many characters. -
The film's choice to foreground white characters over the deaths of many Indian victims makes for a cold, distasteful watch. -
Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio remakes his 2013 character study Gloria, about a middle-aged woman looking for fulfillment on the disco 'round. Julianne Moore brings star quality — and empathy.
