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Dear readers,<\/span><\/p>\n

On the latest episode of <\/span>The<\/strong>\u00a0CineFiles<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a>, host Chris Hrapsky (KARE 11), critic Jamie Rogers (The Playlist), and I cover two new releases from A24 that are bound to spark debate and interesting conversations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First up, we tackle\u00a0Eddington<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ari Aster’s divisive new film about a small town in New Mexico fighting the culture war during the COVID-19 pandemic. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler, among others, and it’s bound to get under your skin one way or the other.<\/p>\n

The second A24 title is\u00a0Sorry, Baby<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,<\/span> the directorial debut of Ava Victor, a promising new talent with a moving story about feeling stuck after experiencing a trauma. Jamie also interviews Victor for the show, and it’s a must-see discussion.<\/p>\n

Finally, we talk about Jamie’s \u201cCineGift\u201d of 2016’s Miss Stevens<\/em>, the first feature by Julia Hart, starring Lily Rabe and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Follow the show by subscribing to the\u00a0<\/span>KARE 11+ app<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.) or watch on\u00a0<\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy viewing!<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Eggert
\n<\/span>Critic, Essayist, Founder
\n<\/span>Deep Focus Review<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear readers, On the latest episode of The\u00a0CineFiles, host Chris Hrapsky (KARE 11), critic Jamie Rogers (The Playlist), and I cover two new releases from A24 that are bound to spark debate and interesting conversations.\u00a0\u00a0 First up, we tackle\u00a0Eddington, Ari Aster’s divisive new film about a small town in New Mexico fighting the culture war during the COVID-19 pandemic. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler, among others, and it’s bound to get under your skin one way or the other. The second A24 title is\u00a0Sorry, Baby, the directorial debut of Ava Victor, a promising new talent with a moving story about feeling stuck after experiencing a trauma. Jamie also interviews Victor for the show, and it’s a must-see discussion. Finally, we talk about Jamie’s \u201cCineGift\u201d of 2016’s Miss Stevens, the first feature by Julia Hart, starring Lily Rabe and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet. Follow the show by subscribing to the\u00a0KARE 11+ app\u00a0(available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.) or watch on\u00a0YouTube.\u00a0 Happy viewing! Brian Eggert Critic, Essayist, Founder Deep Focus Review<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11074],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-cinefiles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe CineFiles \u2013 Ep. 6 | Deep Focus Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The CineFiles review Eddington and Sorry, Baby, plus a spotlight on Miss Stevens and an interview with director Ava Victor.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/the-cinefiles-ep-6\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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