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A scary Marriage Story, a classy Knives Out murder mystery and fighting DuPont in Dark Waters

Also black lives matter for Queen & Slim, the Winnipeg General Strike recalled in Stand! and an actor’s true story in Honey Boy

Reviews of Maggie’s Plan, a modern screwball comedy, and two sequels, The Conjuring 2 and Now You See Me 2

With the jazz fest not far off, the VanCity has a doc about the troubled history of the saxophone and 3 more with jazz and blues themes.

Three movies tell real stories: Spotlight, The 33 and Mavis

Also a rare visit to remotest Nepal and a Robert De Niro film going straight to video on demand.

Reviews: Avengers: Age of Ultron and five DOXA documentaries

 Only two films in history have been bigger money makers than The Avengers. Now, here’s the follow up. How does it match up? If it’s reality you’re after, check out the documentaries at DOXA....

Foxcatcher, award ready; Horrible Bosses 2, no prize; and fun with race issues in Dear White People

Steve Carell as you've never seen him before. Also a stroll through Chinatown and nutty antics in Dog River, Sask.

Pull Together: Indigenous leadership shows the way forward to fight climate change

Indigenous leaders are showing the way forward, while a new campaign, Pull Together, invites British Columbians to put reconciliation into action.

Apes rampage, Keira Knightley sings and Roger Ebert gets a review of his own life

And also note the return of two master directors: Bertolucci and Jodorowsky

Robert Redford a triumph in All is Lost

Robert Redford finds deep trouble sailing a leaky boat in All Is Lost.

The Avengers, Darling Companion, Headwinds and DOXA documentary reviews

Ironman, Captain America and four superhero buddies hit the big screen hard in Marvel’s The Avengers.

Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, plus music and Brazilian films

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore head up an alternative family with ultra-modern issues in The Kids Are All Right. Leonardo DiCaprio goes futuristic with Inception. (Read more)