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Always Shine

2016

Sophia Takal

Mackenzie Davis, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Lawrence Michael Levine, Alex Koch ...

4.6

384

Thriller Two best friends, Anna and Beth, who take a weekend trip to Big Sur to reestablish a bond that has been broken by years of competition and jealousy. Tensions mount, however, leading to an utterly unexpected yet inevitable confrontation that will change both of their lives forever.

	Media	Author	Review
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"'Always Shine' is a deft, assured movie with a sly self-reflexive undercurrent containing commentary on sexism and self-idealization that’s provocative, and sometimes disturbing"
		Scott Tobias Variety	"[It] reps a gleaming showcase for [Davis and Fitzgerald], but its overabundance of ideas presents a murkier commercial prospect."
		Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"An immersive nightmare of merging, over-identification, and projection."
		Brian Formo Collider	"'Always Shine' is performed with firehouse ping-pong precision by Davis and FitzGerald and Takal shows immense talent"
		Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"[It] shines brightest when it lets these women be themselves, and the filmmaking provides the dissonance."

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