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SOPHIA LIN

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Anatomy of a Fall takes place in the French Alps, where a sudden murder sets the stage for a fascinating take on the whodunnit genre.

Anatomy of a Fall: A moral jungle of chosen truths and untold lies

By SOPHIA LIN | December 6, 2023

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Celine Song's latest film, Past Lives, explores the delicate line between the platonic and the romantic.

Past Lives: A towering love story that sculpts the mundane into the mystical

By SOPHIA LIN | September 28, 2023

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Lee Sung Jin’s Beef stars Korean-American actor Steven Yeun in a career-best performance.

Beef is a daring portrait of Asian American turbulence

By SOPHIA LIN | April 19, 2023

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This week’s picks include Beef, The Society of Shame and Higher Than Heaven.

To watch and watch for: Week of April 2

By SOPHIA LIN | April 2, 2023

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This week’s picks include Inside, Daughters of Nantucket: A Novel and With Love From.

To watch and watch for: Week of March 12

By SOPHIA LIN | March 12, 2023

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Lin analyzes the duality of technology in the films The Martian and Her.

Interplays between technology and humanity to consider in science fiction

By SOPHIA LIN | March 8, 2023

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This week’s picks include Season 5 of Formula 1: Drive to Survive, The Quiet Girl and Janie Chang’s book The Porcelain Moon: A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love.

To watch and watch for: Week of Feb. 19

By SOPHIA LIN | February 19, 2023

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This week’s picks include Hidden Blade, Trustfall and The Shamshine Blind: A Novel.

To watch and watch for: Week of Feb. 12

By SOPHIA LIN | February 13, 2023

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This week’s picks include Turn Every Page, The Snow Hare and My 21st Century Blues.

To watch and watch for: Week of Jan. 29

By SOPHIA LIN | January 30, 2023

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Picks this week include George & Tammy, The Light Pirate and Unity.

To watch and watch for: Week of Dec. 4

By SOPHIA LIN | December 6, 2022

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