The President's Wife (2023)
87%
“This wildly entertaining film blends stylish family soap opera with intriguing behind the scenes political drama, and gives the brilliant Catherine Deneuve a great late career role as Bernadette, the former First Lady of France” –
AWFJ.org
Apr 22, 2025
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We Were Dangerous (2024)
96%
“From its opening frame, Māori filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s alternately enraging and celebratory. Set in 1950s New Zealand, the film echoes of Rabbit-Proof Fence in its story of abuse and colonialism but has its own voice and fresh approach.” –
AWFJ.org
Apr 2, 2025
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Eephus (2024)
100%
“A wholly original, lyrical and even elegiac experience and one of the best baseball movies to come along in years.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Mar 22, 2025
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Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
100%
“Beyond the novelty and notoriety, the film asks broader and more universal questions about gentrification and the role of art in life and in society.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Mar 19, 2025
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The Last of the Sea Women (2024)
97%
“A lively and illuminating look at a vanishing way of life.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Mar 8, 2025
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Wish You Were Here (2025)
39%
“The charm and charisma of both Fuhrman and Massoud triumph over sentimentality.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Mar 8, 2025
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Black Box Diaries (2024)
98%
“Japanese journalist Shiori Ito’s extraordinary verité documentary, “Black Box Diaries”, succeeds as an exposé by any standard. That it is also Ito’s manifesto and reckoning makes this unique film even more of a revelation.” –
Loren King
Feb 19, 2025
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The Brutalist (2024)
93%
“There’s no denying Brody’s commanding screen presence as a wounded man in a new land trying to reconcile his artistry with his demons past and present. It’s his most dynamic role since his Oscar winner, “The Pianist.”” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Feb 19, 2025
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The Fire Inside (2024)
93%
“The rapport between Henry’s coach and Destiny’s battling athlete is depicted with such empathy and realism that it doesn’t matter if you’ve seen movies like this before.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 17, 2025
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September 5 (2024)
93%
“The tense film, featuring a stellar ensemble cast and seamless editing that blends archival and dramatic footage, deserves audience and awards attention.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 17, 2025
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Porcelain War (2024)
95%
“The film is an immediate and gripping look at life during wartime, thanks to remarkable, on-the-ground footage shot by Stefanov, a first-time cinematographer. ” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 17, 2025
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Conclave (2024)
93%
“For anyone craving an old-fashioned, polished, riveting, supremely entertaining melodrama made for adults, Conclave... checks every box.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 3, 2025
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Martha (2024)
89%
“Cutler wisely anchors the film with his interview with Stewart and lets her relate her story in her own words. The disarming candor and occasional prickliness is revealing. ” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 3, 2025
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Woman of the Hour (2023)
91%
“Kendrick deftly juggles timeline and tonal shifts to create a subversive crime thriller, with expected scares and unexpected empathy and humanity.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 3, 2025
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Wicked (2024)
87%
“Even when the movie lags and too many characters are crammed into too much plot, “Wicked” remains buoyed by the magnetic performances of Erivo and Grande, whose chemistry is evident throughout.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 3, 2025
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Sugarcane (2024)
100%
“Unforgettable storytelling and a compassionate testament to resiliency.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Jan 3, 2025
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A Complete Unknown (2024)
82%
“The film and Chalamet’s performance capture Dylan’s elusiveness, frequent meanness and arrogance, coupled with his once-in-a-generation talent. ” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Dec 31, 2024
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The Last Keeper (2024)
57%
“Opre’s sweeping shots of the highlands, with deer gathered on hills and in glens and wild birds soaring overhead, visually conveys the majesty of the region and why there are disparate, often at-odds, efforts to preserve and enjoy it. ” –
Loren King
Nov 24, 2024
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A-Town Boyz (2023)
100%
“An impressive, bold portrait of lives on the margins; an unvarnished peek into communities often dismissed, ignored, and misunderstood. ” –
Loren King
Nov 24, 2024
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Saturday Night (2024)
78%
“A showbiz tale that’s fairly pointless, but still entertaining.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Nov 9, 2024
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Lee (2023)
67%
“For those who don’t know much about the fascinating life of photojournalist Lee Miller, “Lee” will immediately send you in search for books, documentaries and archives. That alone is a strong endorsement for any biopic.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Nov 4, 2024
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Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story (2023)
86%
“The film offers rich material about his work as a spy for England during World War II...” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Oct 15, 2024
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Escape from Extinction Rewilding (2024)
88%
“None of this is simple, of course, even though the film explains it very well. Even well-intentioned experts make mistakes. There's a fascinating section on how efforts to reintroduce species failed or caused other problems...” –
Loren King
Oct 15, 2024
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
75%
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is more than a nostalgic retread. It’s too macabre for younger kids, of course, but Burton’s signature marriage of sophisticated and gross-out humor remains effective and irresistible.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Oct 4, 2024
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The Last Showgirl (2024)
83%
“With themes of ageism and roads taken and not, The Last Showgirl is a showbiz story that’s universal.” –
Newport This Week (RI)
Sep 27, 2024
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