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Emily Watson

A Star is Born, a triumph, The Sisters Brothers, Canadian-American, and new VIFF picks like The Happy Prince

Also Marvel’s newest and VIFF’s looking back at the disco and jazz eras, thinking about democracy and watching youth in two countries get into trouble

Hunger Games thrills again, Short Term 12 astounds, The Book Thief adequate

Jennifer Lawrence shines once more in the second Hunger Games movie.