

Beandrea July
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‘On the Come Up’ Review: Battle Rap’s Next Big Thing?
This film adaptation of the Angie Thomas novel follows a teenage rapper with a dream.

‘The Silent Twins’ Review: Keeping the World at Bay
A beguiling look at the complicated story of the real-life twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, who lived in a mental institution for over a decade.

‘The Bengali’ Review: A Woman Reconnecting to Her Roots
In this travelogue-meets-mystery documentary, a granddaughter seeks out her grandfather’s past.

‘Mija’ Review: Hitting the Notes
In this documentary, a new generation of Mexican American musicians reflect the nuances of their realities on both sides of the border.

‘Ali & Ava’ Review: Don’t You Want to Sing Along?
Even as this romantic drama clings uncomfortably to the surface of an interracial relationship, the movie still delivers pops of color and memorable melodies, our...

‘Aftershock’ Review: A Moving Ode to the Black Family
Black mothers are dying from childbirth at alarming rates. A new documentary explains why.

‘Accepted’ Review: Reaching for the Stars, Seeing Them Dissolve
After a scandal unravels at their private school in western Louisiana, four seniors pick up the pieces.

‘The Tsugua Diaries’ Review: Finding Togetherness in a Pandemic
This film possesses both the whimsy and fearlessness of a student project and the technical prowess of a veteran’s opus.

‘The Valet’ Review: A Crowd Pleasing Buddy Comedy
What seems like a standard rom-com takes a spin in a different direction.

‘La Mami’ Review: Tough Love
This documentary about the den mother of dancers at a Mexico City cabaret is vérité at its best.