Claudia Puig
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Waltzing with Brando (2024)
56%
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“It feels like a bad sitcom. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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Democracy Noir (2024)
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“Well made, eye-opening, and extremely timely.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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The Summer Book (2024)
83%
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“Glenn Close is wonderful in it. Besides her performance, the main it has going for it is this evocative sense of place.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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Another End (2024)
29%
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“A vaguely sci-fi story that's so lifeless and apathetic it's almost inert. It doesn't deserve these vibrant actors.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
36%
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“A misfire with about as much emotional depth as a greeting card.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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The Tale of Silyan (2025)
100%
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“A lovely, lyrical film... The images are just so striking.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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Cutting Through Rocks (2025)
100%
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“Inspiring, really well-shot, and also quite moving.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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Fackham Hall (2025)
74%
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“It's not as good as Airplane!, but it's fun. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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The Secret Agent (2025)
98%
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“A top-notch political thriller. It's layered, absorbing, and also has a lot of humanity amidst the twists and turns.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 31, 2025
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Man Finds Tape (2025)
82%
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“It's pretty smart and sophisticated. It devolves, as so many horror movies do... [But] it is kind of a fun. A good idea that maybe needed stronger execution.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 12, 2025
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The Making of a Japanese (2023)
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“It's students learning how to live in their society. It's quite interesting. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 25, 2025
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Manas (2024)
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“What I loved about it is how it feels really realistic and authentic in its depiction of the Amazon community.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 25, 2025
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Out of Plain Sight (2024)
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“Chilling and also very briskly paced... Equal parts illuminating, unsettling and infuriating. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 25, 2025
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Left-Handed Girl (2025)
98%
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“A really wonderful film. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 25, 2025
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Rental Family (2025)
87%
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“The main reason to see it is Brendan Fraser. He is perfectly cast in this role. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 25, 2025
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Wicked: For Good (2025)
66%
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“It's more pointedly political, but it's more lackluster when it should feel more buoyant. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 25, 2025
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Griffin in Summer (2024)
94%
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“A really promising feature directorial debut... The casting is so spot on. It's such a top-notch ensemble. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Sep 20, 2025
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We Are Guardians (2023)
100%
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“It's done in a way that goes deeper into all the different threads that are involved in the deforestation of the Amazon.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Jun 7, 2025
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The Surrender (2025)
85%
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“It's a very strong strong directorial debut... It's really fun to watch as an acting exercise, too. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Jun 3, 2025
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The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)
72%
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“Slow and creeps along. Setting a movie in a senior home with mostly infirm and incapacitated people can be dicey, and it takes a special kind of film to make that anything other than bleak. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
May 9, 2025
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
100%
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“It feels so specific and also universal, which are my favorite kinds of movies. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
May 9, 2025
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Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (2025)
86%
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“Essential viewing for anybody who works in the film industry. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
May 9, 2025
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse (2024)
100%
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“It's very timely. A fascinating and intimate documentary. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
May 9, 2025
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Riff Raff (2024)
55%
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“A clumsy blend of humor and violence. What should be funny isn't.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
May 9, 2025
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Mickey 17 (2025)
78%
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“I feel like this movie was made by a Bong Joon-ho admirer who wanted to make a pastiche of Bong Joon-ho movies, but it's just not as good as the other ones. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
May 9, 2025
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