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While it has the right foundation to create a raw and emotional story that leaves you with something to ponder Maine will leave you unfulfilled and possibly apathetic.
It might focus on a man with cancer, but Tucked remains resolutely upbeat in its belief that true happiness can only be found when we are true to ourselves.
While Snapshots is far from a perfect film, it made with such an admirable degree of earnestness, with so much feeling, that it is easy to overlook the flaws.
We the Animals is an undeniably moving film, but one whose emotional power is curbed by its similarity to other notable US indies of recent years, failing to rise out of the shadows.
Handed down through folklore and myths, movies about doppelgängers present a lasting cinematic device through all kinds of uncanny scenarios.
Imitation Girl is an interesting character study focusing on women asking the questions: Who am I? and What do I have to show for my life? Lauren Ashley Carter gives strong performances as both Julianna and her imitation in this unique and captivating film about identity.
Double Lover is a loving and surprisingly artful homage to the genre’s masters, equal parts a silly and stylish trashy erotic thriller with enough twists and turns to delight any mainstream audiences.
Edward Scissorhands is one of those rare films where everything, every single aspect came together perfectly to create “movie magic”.
Mr. Roosevelt is about discovering changes about yourself when confronting your past, poignantly wrought by first-time director Noël Wells.
The Passion of Augustine offers glimpses into life before womanhood sets in and all the growing pains that come with this journey.
Pariah is essential in the African American LGBTQ artistic and cinematic canon, as well as an achievement in cinematic storytelling.
The characters in her films don’t say much, but Claire Denis still manages to create worlds where communication arrives in other forms.
Candice Onyeama discusses the importance of her short film Hush to for herself, and about identity and those suffering from mental health.
In this very personal feature, Zachary Kennedy explains how the Divergent series helped him understand his sexual identity: instead of belonging to one “faction”, he belongs to more.
You’re Killing Me Susana doesn’t adhere to almost any of the rom-com genre’s stereotypes, yet its static characters cause it to stumble.