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Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Robin Compillo's 'BPM (Beats per Minute)'
La vie, l'amour
Robin Compillo's feature film 'BPM (Beats per Minute)' follows a Parisian branch of ACT UP during the height of the AIDS crisis. Gary Day reviews.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Sean Baker's 'The Florida Project'
It's a small world, after all
‘The Florida Project,’ a Philadelphia Film Festival centerpiece screening, is an astonishing slice-of-life tale. Stephen Silver reviews.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Mark Webber's 'Flesh and Blood'
Virtual reality
Philadelphia-raised director-writer-actor Mark Webber, son of activist Cheri Honkala, treats his real-life dramas as exploded fiction in the experimental, earnest 'Flesh and Blood.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Unconventional action flicks
Lights, camera, action
It's hard to pick your way through the Philadelphia Film Festival's 100+ options. Rob Buscher makes it a little easier for action-genre fans.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Craig Gillespie's 'I, Tonya'
'I, Tonya' skates into first place
'I, Tonya,' the Philadelphia Film Festival opener, finds a new way to tell an old story. Stephen Silver reviews.
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FirstGlance Film Festival presents 'Nowhere, Michigan'
Anywhere but here
A meth chemist on the run, a love triangle, and small-town America merge in FirstGlance Film Festival's closing feature. Rob Buscher reviews.
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Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini's documentary film 'Dina'
Love is (almost) all you need
Philadelphia-based directors Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles tackle local love on the neurodiversity spectrum with the warmly humorous documentary 'Dina.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
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Erik Poppe's 'The King's Choice'
Heavy is the head
Erik Poppe's film 'The King's Choice' follows the Nazi invasion of Norway and the razor's-edge diplomacy of its king. Gary Day reviews.
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Lena Khan's 'The Tiger Hunter'
On the prowl
Lena Khan's debut film features Danny Pudi as a an immigrant "fish out of water" in 1970s Chicago. Rob Buscher reviews.
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Peter Bratt's documentary 'Dolores'
In the field
A new documentary about labor activist Dolores Huerta shows there's still work to be done. Adryan Corcione reviews.
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