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Betsy Sherman

Film Review: “Resurrection” — Turning Words into Weapons

Rebecca Hall gives Resurrection the psychological grounding it needs, as the thriller stretches towards a macabre, fable-like payoff.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Andrew Semans, Betsy Sherman, Rebecca Hall, Resurrection

Film Review: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” — Respecting a Child’s Sense of Wonder

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a work of depth as well as inspired silliness, structured with moments of quiet contemplation in between the laughs.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: A24, Betsy Sherman, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Disasterpeace, Isabella Rossellini, Jenny Slate, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Film Review: “Montana Story” — Confessions and Revelations in Big Sky Country

This beautifully crafted film relates how the past, particularly one crisis in this family’s past, has colored the siblings’ lives and affected their choices.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: David Siegel., Haley Lu Richardson, Montana Story, Owen Teague, Scott McGehee

Film Review: Dennis Hopper’s “Out of the Blue” — Still a Stunner

A welcome homecoming for a new 4K digital restoration of a landmark independent film that’s attained cult status.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Brattle Theatre, Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz, Out of the Blue

Arts Remembrance: Homage to Gilbert Gottfried — One of America’s Most Original Stand-ups

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried’s passing has hit me harder than most deaths of my celebrity faves: it’s a deprivation I can feel in my stomach.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Gilbert Gottfried

Film Review: “The Great Postal Heist” — Clear and Present Danger to a Great American Institution

This effective advocacy documentary charts the 21st-century decline of a great American institution (one established in the U.S. Constitution). It’s also a wake-up call alerting us that things didn’t have to happen this way.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Television Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Jay Galione, The Great Postal Heist, US Postal Service, Vimeo

Film Review: “France” — A Comic Drama about the Shallowness of Contemporary Journalism

Léa Seydoux claims the spotlight as the title character in Bruno Dumont’s pithy and entertaining France, giving a performance that’s cunningly calibrated to mesmerize.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Bruno Dumont, France, journalism, Léa Seydoux

Film Review: “Surge” — In the Grip of an Irresistible Force

Ben Whishaw crackles aplenty in Aniel Karia’s fresh and primal debut feature.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Aniel Karia, Ben Whishaw, Ben Wishaw, Surge

Film Appreciation: “History is Made at Night” — Transcendent Love on Screen

Director Frank Borzage’s wonderful 1937 History Is Made at Night, newly restored and released on Blu-ray and DVD by the Criterion Collection, defies pigeonholing.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Charles Boyer, Frank Borzage, History is Made at Night, Jean Arthur, The Criterion Collection

Film Review: “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché” — Courage and Artistry Relevant to Our Moment

The documentary strikes a remarkably rich vein, covering not only music, fashion and a late-1970s social critique, but also matters of race, class, gender, mental health and spirituality.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Celeste Bell, Generation Indigo, Germ Free Adolescents, Paul Sng, Poly Styrene, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché, X-Ray Spex

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