While ostensibly a comedy, “The Lady in the Van” is also a profoundly serious movie.

What gives “Room” its originality and power is its vision of a mother and a child literally clinging together to each in a situation beyond our imagining.

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“Spotlight,” in theaters nationwide, is a sensitive exploration of the ravages of sexual abuse upon an entire community.

Examine the meaning of truth in politics and broadcast news.

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