Betsy Sherman
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.
Read MoreBen Whishaw crackles aplenty in Aniel Karia’s fresh and primal debut feature.
Read MoreDirector 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIn its day, Ingagi raked in the crowds with a promise of weird African animals and “wild” women, and a teasing of bestiality.
Read MoreThe filmmakers use their story to point towards a way to help us navigate through our own polarization; it has something to do with each of us widening our perspective to take in more than just our immediate experience.
Read MoreDirector Rubika Shah ends her film on this high note, but no one watching could conclude that the struggle is over
Read MoreThis is a feminist battle where all participants wear marshmallow boxing gloves.
Read MoreThe documentary has a “why me?” element to it, with a dark comic edge, but it isn’t a pity party.
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Arts Remembrance: Old-Time Radio Announcer Frank Gallop — A Wonderful Set of Pipes
Feisty, funny, frightening when necessary, Boston’s Frank Gallop classed-up the airwaves.
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