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Review of by Sheri Linden for Los Angeles Times — 22 Feb 2018

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As the film moves elegantly between past and present, Brooks proves a keen observer of behavior and the pitfalls of overthinking. Finding complex beauty in what would be merely obvious in a lesser work, her delightful feature taps into a rarely broached, generally female coming-of-age dilemma: the fear of losing yourself before you know who you are.

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This review of The Boy Downstairs (2018) was written by and published by Los Angeles Times on 22 Feb 2018.

The Boy Downstairs has generally received mixed reviews.

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