‘Somewhere in Montana’: Liberal Versus Conservative: Who Wins?
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‘Somewhere in Montana’: Liberal Versus Conservative: Who Wins?

The film reminds us that America always intended to be a country where people could agree to disagree, extend each other an olive branch, and find peace.
‘Small Things Like These’: Irish Nunneries Were Like the Mafia
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‘Small Things Like These’: Irish Nunneries Were Like the Mafia

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‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar
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‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar

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‘The Return’: Ralph Fiennes’s Masterful Performance as Odysseus
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‘The Return’: Ralph Fiennes’s Masterful Performance as Odysseus

A bravura performance and a solid bookend to the other impressive physical transformation Ralph Fiennes underwent early in his career, in ‘Schindler’s List.’
‘Mary’: A Holiday Faith and Family Movie That Doesn’t Play It Safe
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‘Somewhere in Montana’: Liberal Versus Conservative: Who Wins?

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The film reminds us that America always intended to be a country where people could agree to disagree, extend each other an olive branch, and find peace.
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‘Small Things Like These’: Irish Nunneries Were Like the Mafia

‘Small Things Like These’: Irish Nunneries Were Like the Mafia

“Small Things Like These” is a kind of muted, Irish version of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” with Cillian Murphy playing Nicholson’s Randle McMurphy.
‘Maria’: Angelina Jolie Deserves an Oscar, the Film Less so

‘Maria’: Angelina Jolie Deserves an Oscar, the Film Less so

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‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar

‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar

Chalamet’s bravura turn as Bob Dylan transcends mimicry and captures the essence of the rock star’s prickly but brilliant talent. It’s a channeling performance.
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‘The Fire Inside’: Inspiring True Story About Olympic Boxing

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‘The Return’: Ralph Fiennes’s Masterful Performance as Odysseus

‘The Return’: Ralph Fiennes’s Masterful Performance as Odysseus

A bravura performance and a solid bookend to the other impressive physical transformation Ralph Fiennes underwent early in his career, in ‘Schindler’s List.’