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Lovia Gyarkye
Arts & Culture Critic
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Lovia Gyarkye is the Arts and Culture Critic at The Hollywood Reporter, where she reviews film, TV and the occasional Broadway show. Previously, she was an editor at The New York Times‘ monthly print section for kids and a researcher for The New York Times Book Review. Her essays and reviews have been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue and The Nation.
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‘It Lives Inside’ Review: A Horror Debut About First-Generation Immigrants Falls Short of Its Potential
A teenager races against time to save an old friend from ancient demonic forces in Bishal Dutta's feature debut.
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‘Stamped From the Beginning’ Review: Roger Ross Williams’ Absorbing but Limited Doc Recasts Black History’s Narrators
The director of 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' and 'Cassandro' adapts Ibram X. Kendi's influential book about the roots of American racism.
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‘Wicked Little Letters’ Review: Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley Reunite in Strained Period Comedy
Thea Sharrock directs a feature based on a real-life scandal that occurred in Littlehampton in 1920.
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‘Sing Sing’ Review: Colman Domingo Shines in a Subtle Portrait of a Prison Arts Program
The actor flexes his range in Greg Kwedar's feature about incarcerated men trying to stage a theater production inside their maximum security correctional facility.
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‘Woman of the Hour’ Review: Anna Kendrick’s Directorial Debut Is Chilling Even When It Stumbles
The actress helms and stars in a dramatization of a serial killer's appearance on a dating game show in the middle of his murder spree.
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‘Pain Hustlers’ Review: Emily Blunt and Chris Evans Star in David Yates’ Propulsive Opioid Crime Drama
The 'Harry Potter' director helms a film about the shadowy pharmaceutical sales practices that helped kickstart the opioid epidemic.
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‘Quiz Lady’ Review: Sandra Oh and Awkwafina Have Infectious Chemistry in Heartfelt Hulu Comedy
The actresses play sisters who compete on a game show to pay their mother's gambling debt in a movie co-starring Holland Taylor, Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman and Tony Hale.
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‘Close to You’ Review: Elliot Page Delivers a Deeply Felt Lead Turn in a Well-Intentioned but Clunky Drama
Page plays a trans man whose sojourn to his hometown forces him to confront a painful past in Dominic Savage's film.
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‘We Grown Now’ Review: A Delicate Coming-of-Age Story Set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes
In 'Hala' director Minhal Baig's latest feature, two best friends face growing pains in a misunderstood neighborhood.
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‘Next Goal Wins’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Soccer Film Sacrifices Sincerity for Self-Conscious Humor
Starring Michael Fassbender, the 'Jojo Rabbit' director's latest feature dramatizes the historic comeback of the American Samoa soccer team.
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‘Lee’ Review: Kate Winslet Energizes a Glossy Biopic of Vogue Photographer
The actress plays Lee Miller, a model turned war journalist, in Ellen Kuras' film also starring Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Noémie Merlant and Andy Samberg.
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‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: Doc Reintroduces a Glittering Pop Star, but Never Digs Beneath the Surface
Directors Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel chronicle Lil Nas X's debut tour for a portrait of one of this decade's most exciting musicians.
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