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SXSW 2022 Review: “Aftershock”

Posted on March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 by Valerie Kalfrin0

At a sidewalk rally in New York City, a black woman in a purple dress speaks into a megaphone. Next to her is a younger black man with sunglasses, a moustache, a beard, and a tropical shirt. Men and women -- many of them black but a few white and Asian -- stand and sit behind them, holding signs with slogans such as "Black Birth Matters."

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SXSW REVIEW: “I LOVE MY DAD” (2022)

Posted on March 18, 2022March 17, 2022 by Peggy Marie0

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SXSW 2022 review: “Still Working 9 to 5”

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Valerie Kalfrin0

Three older white women in closeup. One has short bobbed gray hair and wears a black tee. One has wavy black hair and wears an animal-pattered blouse. The third has layered blonde hair and wears a black jacket with gold studs.

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SXSW 2022 Review: Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down

Posted on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by jmamenn0

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SXSW 2022 Review: Deadstream

Posted on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by Tom Moore0

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SXSW 2022 Review: “Boycott”

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Valerie Kalfrin0

A thirtysomething woman in a gray dress and hijab stands in a crowd largely of other women, talking to reporters with microphones. Her young daughter, who has wavy reddish-brown hair, is at her side.

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Review: Turning Red

Posted on March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 by jmamenn0

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GFF2022 Review: The Worst Person in the World

Posted on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 by calumcooperatthemovies0

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Review: Turning Red

Posted on March 1, 2022March 12, 2022 by jmamenn0

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Film Review: A Banquet

Posted on February 15, 2022February 14, 2022 by Tom Moore0