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Movie Review: ‘Tótem’ is a masterful child’s-eye view of family and death

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Movie Review: ‘Tótem’ is a masterful child’s-eye view of family and death

For a film about death, Lila Avilés’ “Tótem” is extraordinarily lived in. Avilés’ camera roams through the festive, cluttered gathering of an extended family as they prepare for a birthday celebration that evening. Watching it all is the 7-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes), whose father, Tonatiuh or “Tona” (Mateo Garcia), is to be feted. The scenes … Read more

These Rogue Worlds Upend the Theory of How Planets Form

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These Rogue Worlds Upend the Theory of How Planets Form

“We know from direct imaging searches of young stars that very few stars have giant planets in [wide] orbits,” Bate said. “It is difficult to accept that there were many large planetary systems in Orion to disrupt.” Rogue Objects Abound At this point, many researchers suspect there’s more than one way to make these strange in-between … Read more