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The-Becomers-(2024)

The Becomers (2024)

Immigrant stories put a fresh frame around lives that native-born citizens don’t think too deeply about. Science fiction movies can do the same, but in a more exaggerated fashion, revealing the surreal eeriness of the “normal.” You can see this dynamic on display in “The Becomers,” writer-director Zach Clark’s movie about extraterrestrials coming to earth

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Decoded-(2024)

Decoded (2024)

The Chinese WW2 spy thriller “Decoded” stands out for a number of reasons, mostly in spite of its conventional and hackneyed depiction of a troubled mathematician who deciphers encrypted messages for the mainland army. For starters, “Decoded” provides a dramatic change of pace for two marquee-worthy names: soft-spoken heart-throb Liu Haoran, who takes an unusual

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The-Supremes-at-Earl’s-All-You-Can-eAT-(2024)

The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-eAT (2024)

Not gonna lie, this had me in the first half. In its first hour, Tina Mabry’s “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” is a bubbly, melodramatic story about the multi-decade friendship shared by three Black women. Based on Edward Kelsey Moore’s same-titled novel, the comedy zigs despite its name, it’s not actually about the musical group

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