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    Film
    ‘A Quiet Passion’ Is as Enjoyably Eccentric as Emily Dickinson’s Poetry
    ‘A Quiet Passion’ Is as Enjoyably Eccentric as...
    By Robert Horton • May 3, 2017 1:30 am

    What could’ve been a stuffy biopic turns into a fittingly odd ode to its unconventional subject.

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    A Filmic Stand to the Travel Ban
    A Filmic Stand to the Travel Ban
    By Robert Horton • April 26, 2017 1:30 am

    The Seventh Art Stand, a free film festival featuring Islamic works, will take over Seattle next month.

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    Courtesy Film4 Productions
    The Plot-Free ‘Free Fire’
    By Robert Horton • April 19, 2017 1:30 am

    Ben Wheatley’s latest strips the action genre of all but its violent core.

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    Courtesy NEON
    In Colossal, Anne Hathaway Accidentally Summons a Giant...
    By Robert Horton • April 12, 2017 1:30 am

    The premise may be goofy, but the film ends up being much more than a quirky Kaiju flick.

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    Courtesy Saban Films
    Walter Hill’s “The Assignment” Is Unapologetically Deranged
    By Robert Horton • April 5, 2017 1:30 am

    This action flick with an unwanted gender-reassignment surgery at its center is lurid and clunky.

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    Raw Is a Cannibalistic Coming-of-Age Tale
    Raw Is a Cannibalistic Coming-of-Age Tale
    By Robert Horton • March 29, 2017 1:30 am

    Growing up and throwing up in this occasionally uncanny film.

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    “T2 Trainspotting” Exchanges the Original’s Edge for Sentimentality
    “T2 Trainspotting” Exchanges the Original’s Edge for Sentimentality
    By Robert Horton • March 22, 2017 1:30 am

    There might be something here for diehard fans, but otherwise the nostalgia’s empty.

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    Courtesy Disney
    Feeding the Beast
    By Robert Horton • March 15, 2017 1:30 am

    Disney’s live-action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ remake feels factory-made.

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    Justen Waterhouse’s “Darkness Film Series” Contemplates the Absence of Light
    Justen Waterhouse’s “Darkness Film Series” Contemplates the Absence...
    By Minh Nguyen • March 15, 2017 1:30 am

    The Henry is re-examining cinema born of darkness.

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    Courtesy GKids
    The Quiet, Stop-Motion Heart of ‘My Life as...
    By Robert Horton • March 8, 2017 1:30 am

    This animated Swiss Oscar nominee may have lost to ‘Zootopia,’ but its subtle soul shines regardless.

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    Courtesy 20th Century Fox
    ‘Logan’—Which Should Be a Snooze-Fest Wolverine Tale—Is Actually...
    By Robert Horton • March 1, 2017 1:30 am

    With surprisingly solid storytelling and unexpected plot points, the X-Men outing excels.

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    Drag performer Amora Dior Black, from one of Uncode’s most popular stories.
    This Powerful Series Seeks to Showcase Seattle’s Diversity
    By Mark Baumgarten • February 22, 2017 1:30 am

    The Uncode will “create a space where black people can see one another.”

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    Beneath the Love-Story Gauze of ‘A United Kingdom’ Is a Dense African History Lesson
    Beneath the Love-Story Gauze of ‘A United Kingdom’...
    By Robert Horton • February 22, 2017 1:30 am

    When the heir to the Bechuanaland throne marries an Englishwoman, romantic geopolitical chess follows.

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    Son of Joseph Is Biblical Without Pretension
    Son of Joseph Is Biblical Without Pretension
    By Robert Horton • February 15, 2017 1:30 am

    Even with Joseph, Marie, and a donkey, this film is allegory free and upends expectation.

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    German Comedy ‘Toni Erdmann’ Achieves Legitimate Filmic Madness
    German Comedy ‘Toni Erdmann’ Achieves Legitimate Filmic Madness
    By Robert Horton • February 8, 2017 1:30 am

    A goofy father saves his daughter from corporate drudgery by dressing up as a jet-setting life coach.

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    Courtesy Magnolia Pictures
    ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Is Less a...
    By Robert Horton • February 1, 2017 1:30 am

    As a speaker, he was a spellbinder, and he knew it.

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    Each Shot of Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta Is a Compositionally Rich Work of Art
    Each Shot of Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta Is a...
    By Robert Horton • January 25, 2017 1:30 am

    The Spanish filmmaker lends his masterly touch to this novella-like film.

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    Despite a Strong Cast, “20th Century Women” Comes Off Cloying
    Despite a Strong Cast, “20th Century Women” Comes...
    By Robert Horton • January 18, 2017 1:30 am

    Rather than paint a grand picture of the ’70s, the film suffocates under the weight of its sentiment.

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    In ‘Paterson,’ Jim Jarmusch’s Latest, Adam Driver Drives and Writes Poems
    In ‘Paterson,’ Jim Jarmusch’s Latest, Adam Driver Drives...
    By Robert Horton • January 11, 2017 1:30 am

    It may appear ‘quirky,’ but fear not—the film is an authentic joy.

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    ‘Hidden Figures,’ Is a Heroic Look at Jobs Well Done
    ‘Hidden Figures,’ Is a Heroic Look at Jobs...
    By Robert Horton • January 4, 2017 1:30 am

    The satisfying film follows three pioneering black women mathematicians at NASA.

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