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Vikram Murthi

Vikram is a Chicago based film and TV critic.
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Hacking Hate
Tribeca
Tribeca: An award-winning investigative journalist examines the ways that social media companies profit off of hate speech 
Julia Louis-Dreyfus in 'Tuesday'
Film Review
Death takes the form of a macaw as a mother struggles to accept her daughter’s imminent passing.
Filmlovers
Cannes
Cannes: The post-New Wave French director revives his loose avatar Paul Dedalus to examine the beauty of spectatorship.
'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found'
Cannes
Cannes: Peck pays overly respectful tribute to Cole’s astounding work (and tragic life) with mixed results.
FORCE OF NATURE - Still 2
Film Review
In this sequel to the 2020 Aussie smash hit, Anna Torv co-stars as a not-so-perfect victim who embarks on a corporate retreat gone horribly wrong.
Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in director Sam Taylor-Johnson's BACK TO BLACK, a Focus Features release. Credit : Focus Features
Film Review
Marisa Abela gives a fine impression of the late singer, but the film's tawdry instincts and misguided sense of responsibility let Winehouse's memory down.
Steve Martin
Film Review
Morgan Neville’s two-part, three-hour documentary paints a portrait of a comedy behemoth turned comfortable family man.
Much Ado About Dying
Film Review
Simon Chambers moves back to London to care for his elderly uncle in this modest personal film.
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
SXSW
SXSW: Director David Bushell mixes archival footage, contemporary interviews, animated sequences, and staged driving scenes to explore a slice of American comedy history.
Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch in "Bob Marley: One Love"
Film Review
Star Kingsley Ben-Adir gives a satisfying performance in an otherwise forgettable trip through the reggae legend’s final years.
Together 99
TIFF
TIFF: The world might have changed in the 24 years since the events of “Together,” but many ideals have not.
American Symphony
Film Review
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman captures the musician in a chaotic year — with mixed results.
Top of The Line Weekly
A weekly digest that captures the best of our Top of the Line coverage.

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