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It’s no surprise that Mr. Nance, whose film is marching to the beat of its own drum from its sensational opening credit sequence onward, is a visual and audio artist first, a filmmaker second.

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Provocative, evocative and reflective, Bestiaire is ultimately a film that opens up playgrounds for contemplation and self-contemplation rather than putting forth an author’s point-of-view.

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Addiction is inherently dramatic, and stories centered on it can easily devolve into miserablism or hot mess histrionics. Smashed pulls back from that drama in favor of a milder, much more realistic tone.

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Viewer beware: Compliance is about way more than just a simple depiction of a sexual assault.

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If in the end The Queen of Versailles uses the Siegel's story, it's to reflect on the malleability of American identity, and about the bitter striving that often breeds success.

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If you surrender to the madcap humor, 2 Days in New York can be a very good time.

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Beasts of the Southern Wild is spirituality on celluloid.

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