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Controversial director Paul Verhoeven returns with intense and disturbing ‘Elle’
Adoptee searches for birth family in powerful ‘Lion’
Black family copes with racism, dreams, disillusion in ‘Fences’
In space, waking up is hard to do
Movie musical reborn in glorious joyride ‘La La Land’
Life-sized human dilemmas fuel poignant ‘Manchester by the Sea’
Girl defies tradition in soaring documentary ‘Eagle Huntress’
Auli’i Cravalho voices Moana in the mythology-rich Disney animation ‘Moana.’
Mental disorder handled with heart, wit, in exuberant ‘Next To Normal’
Race, identity and love explored in eloquent ‘Moonlight’
Sex, lies, gender politics fuel twisty, edgy ‘Handmaiden’
Female artist rediscovered in painterly animated tale
Historian faces Holocaust denier in timely ‘Denial’
Suspense speeds along in thriller ‘Girl on the Train’
Pieces don’t quite fit in revenge comedy ‘The Dressmaker’
Unquiet spirit from Jewish folklore inhabits Polish filmmaker Marcin Wrona’s eerie ‘Demon’
Jewel Theatre Company launches 12th season with production of Tennessee Williams’ groundbreaking drama
Fathers, friendship, family examined in wistful ‘Little Men’
Results fall short of ambition in ‘Complete Unknown’
Writer-director Richard Tanne captures the budding love of the Obamas, played by Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers, in ‘Southside With You.’
Airless exposition, lack of resonance, cause dramatic ‘Indignation’
Dreamy vision of Old Hollywood dished up in Woody Allen’s latest
Dysfunctional duo ages disgracefully in ‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie’
Soaring performances, production, fuel ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Cabrillostage.com
Smart, funny debut play in SCS’s new space
Piety vs. morality in postwar Franco-Polish drama ‘The Innocents’
Beguiling doc ‘Music of Strangers’ celebrates diversity, humanity
Titanic editor, star author, match wits in ‘Genius’
Crime + fame = showbiz, in Cabrillo Stage’s glitzy ‘Chicago’
Working-class horse triumphs in crowd-pleasing documentary