Little in this film is predictable, and the knockout performances sing with hope and unexpected wonder.
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Underneath the clean, white American brand of America's first private zoo lurked an association with Hitler’s criminal crony Hermann Göring.
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'Girl, Interrupted' by Matyna Majok with music by Aimee Mann is based on the Susanna Kaysen memoir. Its themes echo with haunting poignance.
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Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are partners in crime in the bank heist doomed to fail in 'Dog Day Afternoon.'
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In 'Every Brilliant Thing' Daniel Radcliffe is gobsmacking as the Narrator who picks audience members to help him tell his story.
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John Lithgow is Roald Dahl in a performance for the ages in 'Giant,' leading a wonderful cast.
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Matthew Broderick leads a fine cast in David Ireland's play about Irish identity politics, feminism and theater power.
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Abigail and Shaun Bengson's musical memoir chronicles their trials during COVID and the fears accompanying their attempt to have another baby.
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Four Chinese American women struggle up the corporate ladder with humor and poignancy in 'Chinese Republicans.'
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