Barb Bretz
Film & Book ReviewerFriday Film Reviewer & Monthly Book Reviewer
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The film "Eno" is playing in the New Frontier category.
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"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" is playing in the Premiers category.
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'Winner' is screening in the Premieres category.
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"Out of my Mind" is screening in the Family Matinee category.
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Bao Nguyen’s latest documentary, The Greatest Night in Pop, follows the ins and outs of creating the ’80s megahit, "We are the World."
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"The Outrun" is screening in the Premiere category.
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Acclaimed festival alum Dawn Porter invites audiences on a musical journey into the life of the iconic Luther Vandross, the man with the soulful velvet voice, in "Luther: Never Too Much."
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Surrounded by social and political chaos in Lima during the summer of 1992, Lucia, Aurora, and their mother, Elena, plan to leave and seek opportunities in the United States. Their farewell involves reconnecting with their estranged father, Carlos, adding turbulence to the regrets, hopes, and fears of their emotional departure.
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In her 21-year professional career, WNBA basketball legend Sue Bird has won five Olympic gold medals and become the most successful point guard to ever play the game. Alongside her fiancée, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe, Sue confronts her next challenge: retiring from the only life she’s ever known.Emmy and Peabody Award–winning documentarian Sarah Dowland gets to the heart of what makes Bird one of the greatest and most influential athletes the world has ever seen, both on and off the court.
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Teenage girls from wildly different backgrounds across Missouri navigate a week-long immersive experiment in American democracy, build a government from the ground up, and reimagine what it means to govern."Girls State" deftly reflects urgent issues around gender equality and our political landscape through the energetic and tenacious lens of youth. The candidates’ resilience and adaptability shine through, revealing that no closed doors are stopping these girls.