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      Director John Hillcoat Talks ‘George & Tammy,’ Working With Jessica Chastain & Michael Shannon

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      May 25, 2023 1:33 pm
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      Ally Johnson
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      Brian Cox Hasn’t Watched The ‘Succession’ Finale Because “Dead People Don’t Watch Things Like That”

      Charles Barfield
      June 5, 2023 11:27 am
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      ‘The Crowded Room’ Review: Tom Holland And Amanda Seyfried Shine In An Uneven Psychological Thriller

      Emma Fraser
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      Emily Tosta Discusses ‘Mayans’ Season 5, Playing A Multi-Layered Woman In A Male-Dominated Series & More [Templo Talk]

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      June 1, 2023 11:11 am
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The Best Documentaries Of 2017

Jessica Kiang and The Playlist Staff
January 3, 2018 1:11 pm
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There was a time when documentary filmmaking felt a little bit like the red-headed stepchild of the film industry, and, to be sure, they still tend not to challenge fiction features at the box office unless the...
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‘Quest’ Trailer: Lakeith Stanfield, Dash Mihok & More Make Their Mark [Exclusive]

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October 13, 2017 9:14 am
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It might seem like some scribbles with a can of paint, but for some artists, graffiti is everything. That pull of leaving your mark on your world drives the based on a true story drama "Quest," and today we hav...
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The 20 Best Documentaries Of 2017 So Far

Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton
July 13, 2017 2:16 pm
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Remember when "truth is stranger than fiction" used to be a thing that boring people said to fill awkward post-anecdote gaps at dinner parties and before it became the literal truth of every waking moment livin...
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Jonathan Olshefski’s ‘Quest’ Is A Deeply Satisfying & Timely Documentary Portrait [Sundance Review]

Bradley Warren
January 22, 2017 10:25 am
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With its opening weekend running concurrently against the presidential inauguration, expectations are high for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival to resonate with the immediate political and social reality of the ...
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Sundance Exclusive: Clip From Documentary ‘Quest’ Welcomes You To North Philadelphia

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January 18, 2017 10:20 am
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Communities evolve, and so do the families within them as they navigate triumphs, setbacks, hardships, and the courage of facing the next day. It's a simple notion, but one that's explored with great care in th...

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