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Up To Date's Indie, Foreign & Doc Critics' 'Three To See,' April 22-24

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Thank goodness the weekend's finally here! Up To Date's indie, foreign, and documentary film critics are back, too, with this week's recommendations.

Cynthia Haines

Marguerite, R

  • A secretly-snickering audience pushes an off-pitch performer out of her personal bubble and into the limelight.

Miles Ahead, R

  • It's more than an exploration of Miles Davis — the man and the music — it's a pathway for inner reflection as well. 

Born to Be Blue, R

  • Ethan Hawke sets the screen ablaze with the cool-cat depiction of world renowned jazz artist Chet Baker.

Steve Walker

April and the Extraordinary World,

  • Mysterious forces whirl around a spunky female heroine who lives in an alternate-reality, steampunk 20th century.

Marguerite, R

  • An acerbic French comedy about a deluded woman who thinks she's a great singer, but isn't.

Born to Be Blue, R

  • In this gritty biopic, Ethan Hawke immerses himself in the life of jazz artist Chet Baker.