fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago10 passion projects that stood out at the movies this year
When filmmakers are cranking out blockbusters, Tinseltown can seem like any other business customer satisfaction measured in popcorn sales and audience smiles. But when filmmakers are passionate, movies can make audiences vibrate with grief, with excitement, with rage. And that happened a lot this year. These 10 films connected when they took really big swings. They hail from gratifyingly divergent perspectives, grapple differently with history and art, aim for diverse audiences, and are without exception passion projects worth seeking out on the biggest possible screen.
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