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‘RBG’ doc moves to the Magic Lantern

Dan Webster

It looks as if the three movies listed below are Friday's only mainstream openings. And "Let the Sunshine In" is opening at the Magic Lantern.

The Lantern is also picking up the documentary "RBG," which is a look at U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. That movie, which played a short run at AMC River Park, is getting a good critical reception. It scored a 94 percent fresh rating on Rottentomatoes.com.

Here are some of the comments:

Kate Erbland, IndieWire: "It's the insights into [Ginsburg's] personal life that feel the most vital, moving "RBG" beyond the kind of information you could read on a Wikipedia page (as ably and entertainingly rendered as they may be on the big screen)."

A.O. Scott, New York Times: "The movie's touch is light and its spirit buoyant, but there is no mistaking its seriousness or its passion."

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: "You don't have to agree with the politics of it to be impressed by the civility of the discourse, and that's something so sorely lacking today that it seems almost quaint. What a shame."