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The Dam
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The Dam

On its surface, The Dam (2022) is about a Sudanese bricklayer, Maher, and the strange structure he escapes his home to build in the evenings…

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Big George Foreman
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Big George Foreman

The killer put-down from Lou Duva’s son doesn’t appear in the film, but stinging insults mark key moments in this script by George Tillman Jr. Big George Foreman is the story of a man cast as the underdog—the one they all doubt—that always bites back…

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A Thousand and One
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A Thousand and One

A Thousand and One traces the journey of single mother Inez (Teyanna Taylor) after she kidnaps her son, Terry (Aaron Kingsley Adetola), from foster care, and struggles to give him the life he deserves…

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Chevalier
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Chevalier

Chevalier is an upcoming biopic chronicling the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges; born to a slave in Guadeloupe, he rose to the upper echelons of Parisian society as a violin virtuoso, once described by John Adams as “the most talented man in Europe…”

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Missing
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Missing

Upon the release of Aneesh Chaganty’s Searching (2018), it appeared that filmmakers had crafted an entirely new, cheaper, found-footage alternative…

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I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)
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I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)

I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking) (2021) opens to a serene, scenic valley with bees buzzing amongst the wildflowers, besides a pale-blue tent in which Danny and her 8-year old daughter, Wes, ease into their morning routine on a mother-daughter camping trip…

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Neptune Frost
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Neptune Frost

Neptune Frost (2022) is described as an “Afrofuturist fantasia musical” and “uncharacterizable” because it is, in its own right, completely unique…

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