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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on a date night along the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena in "La La Land," the new musical by Damien Chazelle. (Photo: Dale Robinette, Lionsgate.)

Southeast of Eden: An Angeleno’s take on Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’

Carlos Valladares
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Dec. 18, 2016
Our "Moana" heroes! Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures.

Film review: Masterful ‘Moana’ defies the Disney formula

Elaine Kim
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Dec. 1, 2016
Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in 'Allied'. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

“Casa-Bland-Ca”: Robert Zemeckis’s hoary, indulgent “Allied”

Elaine Kim
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Nov. 30, 2016
Amy Adams (right) as Louise Banks in ARRIVAL (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

Jóhann Jóhannson’s score for ‘Arrival’ proves that film scores need not be background

Jacob Kuppermann
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Nov. 30, 2016
Amy Adams in Tom Ford’s NOCTURNAL ANIMALS. Courtesy of Merrick Morton / Focus Features.

‘Nocturnal Animals’ is more than than the sum of its stylish parts

Raymond Maspons
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Nov. 29, 2016
Hailee Steinfeld in "The Edge of Seventeen". Courtesy of STX Productions.

Interview: ‘Edge of Seventeen’ star Hailee Steinfeld on the art of acting, singing, growing up

Olivia Popp
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Nov. 24, 2016
(Clockwise from left) Alva Rogers, Barbara-O, and Trula Hoosier in the restored version of Julie Dash's 'Daughters of the Dust,' to be re-released in December in theatres across America. Courtesy of Cohen Film Collection.

‘Daughters of the Dust’ director Julie Dash talks filmmaking, shaping the Black female image

Carlos Valladares
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Nov. 20, 2016
Still from 'Tampopo.' Courtesy of Janus Films.

80s Japanese foodie film ‘Tampopo’ serves up a Ramen Western

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Nov. 20, 2016
Isabelle Huppert stars in "Elle", a film by Paul Verhoeven. (Photo: Guy Ferrandis, SBS Productions and Sony Picture Classics).

Film review: The woke political commitment of Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Elle’

Carlos Valladares
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Nov. 17, 2016
Hailee Steinfeld and Hayden Szeto in Kelly Fremon Craig's "The Edge of Seventeen." Courtesy of STX Productions.

Film review: ‘Edge of Seventeen’ nails the awful teen years

Olivia Popp
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Nov. 17, 2016
Arts & Life
Eddie Redmayne in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

‘Harry Potter’ spin-off ‘Fantastic Beasts’ delights and frightens

Olivia Popp
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Nov. 17, 2016
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in "Loving". Courtesy of Focus Features.

Jeff Nichols’ ‘Loving’ Is As Tender As It Is Timely

Rey Barceló
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Nov. 16, 2016
Amy Adams in Denis Villeneuve's new film Arrival

Film review: Brainy alien-invasion story ‘Arrival’ marries Spectacle with Intelligence

Raymond Maspons
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Nov. 11, 2016
Photo of Tower Director Keith Maitland

Interview: ‘Tower’ director Keith Maitland talks his unique documentary

Rey Barceló
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Nov. 11, 2016
A scene from Park Chan-Wook's "The Handmaiden." Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios / Magnolia Pictures.

‘The Handmaiden’ at Aquarius excels, but not in the way you would think

Elaine Kim
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Nov. 10, 2016
X Japan, the subject of Stephen Kijak's "We Are X," billed as "the world’s biggest and most successful band you’ve never heard of...yet." (Photo courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema)

‘We Are X’ only partially captures the brilliance and excess of Japan X

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Nov. 10, 2016
Photo: McKENZIE LYNCH/The Stanford Daily.

The Stanford Theatre: Blast from the Past, and Key to the Future

Carlos Valladares
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Nov. 5, 2016
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Film review: ‘Tower’ finds humanity amidst tragedy

Rey Barceló
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Nov. 4, 2016
Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular Doctor Strange. (Photo courtesy of Marvel and Film Frame).

Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange,’ or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Like the MCU

Olivia Popp
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Nov. 4, 2016
Pulp friction: A typical scene from Anna Billing's "The Love Witch" (Courtesy of Oscilloscope)

Film review: Technicolor feminist sex-horror B-movie ‘Love Witch’ is kinda kooky

Hannah Frakes
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Nov. 2, 2016
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