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‘Love Means Zero’ gives price of being a champion

Ethan Hayes • March 5, 2018

You trust and respect your coach and in exchange, your coach gives you the guidance to become greater than the sum of your parts. Love Means Zero takes this message to heart as it examines one of tennis' most controversial figures, Nick Bollettieri.

‘American Animals’ enthralls, offers truth to ‘buddy movie’

Jared Geyer • March 5, 2018

American Animals, a drama/crime film directed and written by Bart Layton, chronicles the escapades of four college students attempting a heist of very valuable books in their college library. The film also shows the events that led to the heist and the drama that ensued afterward.

‘The Family’ offers raw look at the ties that bind

Courtney Bach • March 5, 2018

What is family really? Is it a mother and a daughter, or maybe a girlfriend and a boyfriend? And can you have a good movie without a protagonist? What about without an antagonist? These questions are what director Rok Biček seems to want to address with his documentary The Family.

‘Flight of a Bullet’ bores with lack of direction

Rochita Ghosh • March 4, 2018

While "Flight of a Bullet" had a lot of potential in its subject matter, it was ultimately misused into a terrible film.

‘Makala’ humbles audiences, creates new perspective

Ann Fitzmaurice • March 4, 2018

Few things in life make me feel truly and actively grateful for the basic things I am lucky to have. Makala humbled me, and put everything that happens in my life into a different perspective. Not only...

‘The Next Guardian’ tiptoes between tradition and desire

Rochita Ghosh • March 3, 2018

"The Next Guardian" is a beautiful documentary exploring external demands and inner wants, set in a monastery in Bhutan.

‘António e Catarina’ delivers tedious storyline

Ann Fitzmaurice • March 3, 2018

If my plan was to leave the theater feeling more uncomfortable around old white men than I already do, António e Catarina did the job. Not only was the film straight up boring to watch as it was just...

‘Lovers of the Night’ explores mortality, destroys stereotypes

Rochita Ghosh • March 3, 2018

"Lovers of the Night" is a wonderful documentary paying tribute to a dying monastery in Ireland.

Documentary offers perspective, insight into Mr. Rogers

Atiyah Lane • March 3, 2018

The movies shows Rogers’ passion for teaching children and helping them understand life from their perspective. The director explores the impact Rogers had on a generation and, in the process, reminds us that the most powerful emotion we have is love.