Family Drama

Green beautifully tackles mental illness in ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ (2017, 2024)

John Green does a magnificent job of getting into the head of a teen girl with mental-health struggles in “Turtles All the Way Down” (2017,

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‘Presumed Innocent’ a slick spin on the classic book/film

If you’re looking for a mystery series where you can watch one episode nightly, then discuss theories with friends via a chat thread, then revel

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‘Earthlings’ (2018) gives shocking insider insight into outsiders

“Earthlings” (2018) so effectively skews and skewers a readers’ idea of right and wrong that by the end we’re wondering whether theft, incest and murder

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‘The Good Girl’ (2002) illustrates danger of obsession with one person

“The Good Girl” was my No. 1 movie of 2002 because I admired how writer Mike White and director Miguel Arteta captured how depressing the

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‘A Simple Plan’ (1993, 1998) chillingly shows how easily things can spiral

“A Simple Plan” (1993) is the consummate novel about cause and effect, choices and consequences, and the differences between inner thoughts and outward appearance. In

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Idiosyncratic ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ (2004) is still flippin’ sweet

“Napoleon Dynamite” (2004) has a simple but ingenious concept: Tell a typical coming-of-age story, but have almost everyone be super awkward in their performances. Like

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‘Ghost World’ (2001) gets more substantial on repeat viewings

It’s the mark of great cinema that a movie can mean one thing to a 20-something and another thing to a 40-something, but remain profound.

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‘Godzilla Minus One’ (2023) is Japan’s ‘Independence Day’

Surprising for a nationalistic era in human history, 2023 saw the release of two World War II films that aren’t particularly complimentary toward their source

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‘Throw Momma from the Train’ (1987) a decent throwaway comedy

With “Throw Momma from the Train” (1987), prolific sitcom writer Stu Silver uses the premise of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” (1951) as a

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Hitchcock’s protagonist gets beaten ‘Downhill’ (1927) by life

Alfred Hitchcock gets more psychologically complex for his fourth silent film, “Downhill” (1927), and whether that’s a perk or a bug will depend on the

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