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Now Streaming: Movies and TV to Watch This Weekend – October 16
News | Aaron Pinkston | October 16, 2015An important weekend in streaming history, Netflix streams awards contender Beasts of No Nation while simultaneously releasing it in theaters.
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Experimenter
Movie | Bernard Boo | October 16, 2015Sarsgaard mesmerizes in this playful journey into the mind of an outcast academic.
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Momentum
Movie | Michael Nazarewycz | October 16, 2015Poor writing undermines this female-driven thrill-ride, proving there is more to an action movie than just action.
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Way Too Indiecast 41: MVFF38, ‘Truth’ With Director James Vanderbilt
Podcasts | Way Too Indie Staff | October 15, 2015Joining the show this week is James Vanderbilt, a veteran screenwriter whose directorial debut, Truth, is out in theaters this weekend.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 7: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ ‘Room’
Film Festival | Bernard Boo | October 15, 2015A week has passed and I’m still right in the thick of the Mill Valley Film Festival, which so far has been the best I’ve attended to yet. The films have been mostly great and the vibe in Marin...
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Crimson Peak
Movie | Bernard Boo | October 15, 2015A not-so-serious haunted mansion story with stunning gothic imagery you won't soon forget.
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Ellen Page and Julianne Moore On ‘Freeheld’
Interview | Bernard Boo | October 15, 2015Directed by Peter Sollett and written by Philadelphia screenwriter Ron Nyswaner, Freeheld follows the true story of Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), a New Jersey police officer diagnosed with cancer, who’s blocked by county officials from passing on her pension benefits to...
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Freeheld
Movie | Bernard Boo | October 15, 2015Two powerful performances uplift this formulaic gay rights drama.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 6: ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut,’ ‘An Act of Love’
Film Festival | Bernard Boo | October 14, 2015After I came down from the McKellen high that had overtaken my body for a good couple of days, I got back into movie-watching mode and watched a pair of very different documentaries MVFF had to offer. The first was...
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MVFF38 Diary Day 5: McKellen Mania
Film Festival | Bernard Boo | October 13, 2015Day five of the festival was the culmination of a three-day Sir Ian McKellen celebration, both on the larger, festival scale and on a mind-blowing, personal scale for yours truly.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 4: ‘Angelica,’ ‘Son of Saul’
Film Festival | Bernard Boo | October 12, 2015At this point in the festival, I was more than a little burned out on movies that made me feel down in the dumps. Every single movie I’ve covered so far has dealt with dark subject matter, from Spotlight‘s Catholic church...
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99 Homes
Movie | C.J. Prince | October 12, 2015It’s a big step towards the mainstream for Bahrani, boasting a terrific cast and a relevant subject.
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Miles Ahead (NYFF Review)
Movie | Zachary Shevich | October 12, 2015Don Cheadle stars, writes and directs in this jazzy, erratic film about the iconic trumpeter Miles Davis.
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NYFF 2015: Junun
Film Festival | Zachary Shevich | October 11, 2015Paul Thomas Anderson chronicles Jonny Greenwood's trip to India to record an enchanting collaborative album.