The film is much more interested in the logistics of bomb defusal than any of its characters.
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Its mix of compassion and clarity allows it to avoid the easy sentimentality of similar tales.
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In lieu of any competent drama, we get stylistic excess that feels like overcompensation.
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Jonsson and Blyth make for a fascinating yin-and-yang pair across this gritty prison drama.
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Choudhury discusses acting opposite Daphne Rubin-Vega, working with Mira Nair, and more.
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Ben Wheatley’s film has a more thoughtful underpinning than your average 87Eleven joint.
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Ohs discusses why he likens his “table of bubbles” filmmaking approach to a scientific method.
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Lowery to discuss the creative uncertainty that lead him to write Mother Mary.
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The film is an invitation for the pop-loving faithful to commune with the dark and divine.
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Akin’s film is a humble monument to the capacity for generational change.
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