Timothée Chalamet as Nic Sheff hugs Maura Tierney, who plays Karen Babour, wife of Steve Carell, far right, who plays Nic's father, David. Photo Francois Duhamel, courtesy of Amazon Studios

A Family in Addiction Crisis

Mark Fields

Oct 31, 2018, Entertainment

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Beautiful Boy features rich performances, troubling story Nowadays, the headlines are rife 

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Oscar Isaac as Will and Oilvia Wilde as Abby in Life Itself. Photo Jon Pack, courtesy of Amazon Studios

Imitation of Life

Mark Fields

Sep 28, 2018, Entertainment

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Star-studded, multi-generational drama feels like a fraud Writer-director Dan Fogelman created a 

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At Theatre N

Mark Fields

Aug 30, 2018, Entertainment

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? This heart-warming documentary tells the story of 

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Henry Golding as Nick, Constance Wu as Rachel and Sonoya Mizuno as Araminta in Crazy Rich Asians. Photo Sanja Bucko, courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment

Rom-Com with a Singapore Twist

Mark Fields

Aug 30, 2018, Entertainment

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Much-anticipated all-Asian comedy is both specific and universal Crazy Rich Asians, a 

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This Month at Theatre N

Mark Fields

Jul 31, 2018, Entertainment

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Loving Vincent, Aug. 17-20 An Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature in 

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Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher) faces the challenges of middle school in a way that is more realistic than most films about teens. Photo Linda Kallerus, courtesy of A24

The Trauma of Eighth Grade

Mark Fields

Jul 31, 2018, Entertainment

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Bo Burnham avoids clichés in his directorial debut Given the traumatic life 

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This Month at Theatre N

Mark Fields

Jun 29, 2018, Entertainment

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Hearts Beat Loud, July 13-16 Nick Offerman (Parks and Rec) and Kiersey 

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Owen (Chris Pratt) with a baby Velociraptor in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Photo Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Fifth Dino Drama Follows Familiar Footprints

Mark Fields

Jun 29, 2018, Entertainment

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Plenty of CGI. Plot? Not so much. I still remember—and probably always 

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At Theatre N in June

Mark Fields

May 31, 2018, Entertainment

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RBG, June 1-10 This revelatory documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the esteemed 

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Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen play long-time friends and book club members. Photo Melinda Sue Gordon / Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

The Queens of Club

Mark Fields

May 31, 2018, Entertainment

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Veteran actors breathe life into senior-set rom com Expectations can be a 

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