Despite its laughably pretentious title, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire is one of the most harrowing films you will ever see, with one of the most monstrous villains in movie history. Yet it earns both a levity and a hope that somehow never feels out of place, an almost impossible balancing act [...]

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This is an abridged version of a review I wrote for Christianity Today Movies . To read this review at its original source, click here .
When we first meet Kate (Kelly Macdonald), she is nursing a lavender shiner. It doesn’t take us long to figure out that her abusive husband (Bobby Cannavale) is responsible, a [...]

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