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Juror #2: Justice Is on Trial in Director Clint Eastwood’s Intelligent Latest

Juror #2: Justice Is on Trial in Director Clint Eastwood’s Intelligent Latest

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 31, 2024Juror #2, DRama, Clint Eastwood, Jonathan A. Abrams, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Messina, Courtroom dramaComment

Parallel Mothers: Pedro Almodóvar’s Latest Exalts Penélope Cruz, Ponders Post-Franco Spain

Parallel Mothers: Pedro Almodóvar’s Latest Exalts Penélope Cruz, Ponders Post-Franco Spain

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 11, 2022Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Spain, Drama, Motherhood, DRama Comment

Beanpole: Intense and Affecting Russian Drama Sees War from Women’s Side

By Liam Lacey

ReviewFebruary 27, 2020Beanpole, TIFF 2019, Russian, Kantemir Balagov, Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, DRamaComment

Let the Sunshine In: Sober Meditation on Love Lurks Beneath Frothy French Rom-Com

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 31, 2018Claire Denis, French film, Gérard Depardieu, DRama, Juliette Binoche