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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘The Vast of Night’ is critic's favorite movie of 2020 so far

Critics review “The Vast of Night," a sci-fi film set in 1950s New Mexico; “The High Note,” about a music star and her assistant in LA; “I’m No Longer Here,” a Spanish-language film about a young man who’s forced to leave everything.

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By Madeleine Brand • May 29, 2020 • 1 min read

Critics review “The Vast of Night," a sci-fi film set in 1950s New Mexico; “The High Note,” about a music star and her assistant in LA; “I’m No Longer Here,” a Spanish-language film about a young man who’s forced to leave everything behind after an incident with a cartel.

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