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Director Terence Davies' splendidly scripted film is "a movie madly in love with words in all their pleasures and poisons. It’s about words as weapons, how they can prick and protect and give us places to hide," writes film critic Sean Burns.

A conscientious objector to WWI, Sassoon became an activist through his poetry – while living as a closeted gay man.

Siegfried Sassoon faces the horrors of WWI and the strictures of the closet in this moving portrait

Some of the most notable new releases this week in local theaters and/or on streaming services/on demand.

An interview with Terence Davies, writer/director of Benediction.

Jack Lowden illuminates Sassoon's struggles with his sexuality, his art and his destiny in this moving, intensely personal drama from Terence Davies ('The House of Mirth,' 'A Quiet Passion').

Jack Lowden delivers and extraordinary performance in the latest film from Terence Davies, 'Benediction.'

The movie explores the life and internal struggle of Siegfried Sassoon, who fought in and then protested WWI.

Benediction star Jack Lowden says ‘tapping into the insecurity that we all have as actors’ helped him portray Siegfried Sassoon. 

New movies this week include David Cronenberg’s long-awaited Crimes of the Future, the return of Stargirl in Hollywood Stargirl, and more.