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At first, the reunion was joyous, as the triplets discovered all the quirks and similarities they shared. But "the events that happened to them and their reunion caused a lot of tragedy as well," says Tim Wardle. Above, Eddy Galland, left, and his brother

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Separated Triplets Offer A Glimpse Into 'The Wild West Of Psychology'

8:13am June 30, 2018

by Scott Simon

Would they have been better off not knowing about each other? That's the question director Tim Wardle keeps asking himself — he's the director of a documentary called Three Identical Strangers.

Grid? Can't Bear It: Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, L) and Will (Ben Foster, R) take to the woods ... and get taken from them, in Leave No Trace.

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'Leave No Trace' Stays With You

4:25pm June 29, 2018

by Bob Mondello

Will (Ben Foster) and daughter Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie) live off the grid — until the authorities find them — in a grounded, sharply observed film from the director of Winter's Bone.

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'Leave No Trace' Follows A Father And Daughter Off The Grid

2:34pm June 29, 2018

by David Edelstein

Director Debra Granik's new film is based on a true story about a veteran suffering from PTSD who lives secretly in a municipal forest with his teenage daughter.

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L to R: Eddy Galland, David Kellman and Bobby Shafran were identical triplets separated at birth; the documentary Three Identical Strangers explores their fascinating story. ... Stories.

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'Three Identical Strangers': Nuanced Doc Tells A Gripping Tale — In Triplicate

5:00pm June 28, 2018

by Ella Taylor

Filmmaker Tim Wardle reveals the fascinating story of three identical triplets who found one another by chance, and shows how the ensuing media circus, and long-buried secrets, took a toll on each.

Benicio Del Toro, at least, is back battling drug cartels in Sicario: Day of the Soldado.

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'Sicario: Day Of The Soldado' Is A Scattershot Sequel

5:00pm June 28, 2018

by Chris Klimek

The lackluster sequel to 2015's moody and violent Sicario is missing that film's director (Denis Villeneuve), its stars (Emily Blunt and Daniel Kaluuya) and its artfulness.

The Path of Yeast Resistance: In The Cakemaker, Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) involves himself in the life and work of his dead lover's family.

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In 'The Cakemaker,' Grieving Is Baked In

5:00pm June 28, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

An impassive German baker travels to Jerusalem to work in the restaurant owned by his dead lover's wife. It's complicated.

AMC Theatres Introduces New Monthly Program To Compete With Movie Pass

4:32pm June 28, 2018

Movie Pass — which lets people go see one movie per day for $10 a month — has new competition. AMC theatres is now offering three special format movies a week for a set monthly price. But Movie Pass has always had competition from Netflix. The question really is do you want to go out or stay in tonight?

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'Sicario: Day Of The Soldado' Is A Swaggering Sequel That's Short On Precision

3:51pm June 27, 2018

by Justin Chang

The war on drugs has gone from bad to worse in this follow-up to the 2015 film. Justin Chang says that though its "bigger and brasher" than the original, the story in this sequel doesn't fully engage.

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This combination photo shows, top row from left, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, Kumail Nanjiani, Jada Pinkett Smith and Timothee Chalamet, and bottom row from left, Kendrick Lamar, Gina Rodriguez, Chloe Zhao, Tiffany Haddish and Sarah Silverman who are amon

Oscar's Academy Invites 928 New Members, Getting Closer To Diversity Goals

1:58pm June 26, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

After two years of #OscarsSoWhite hashtags, the Academy vowed to double the number of women and people of color by 2020. While it's close to achieving that, overall membership remains far from equal.

Patton Oswalt On Being Funny In Tough Times

1:22pm June 25, 2018

He says it's possible the current times "will forever explode the cliché that when things are bad, it must be great for comedians."