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Arts Appreciation: Tom Noonan — Remembering the Unforgettable

February 21, 2026
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We’ve lost some fantastic actors in the last few months. Tom Noonan was one of them. He was singularly talented, and unique, and leaves behind a remarkable legacy of good work. Seek it out.

Film Review: “The Choral” — Stirring Voices

February 5, 2026
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Despite an excellent cast, impressive production values, and the thrilling music at its heart, “The Choral” often feels as if it is trying to be several films at once.

Film Review: “H is for Hawk” — Stumbling and Soaring

January 27, 2026
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Despite an occasional narrative misstep, “H is for Hawk” soars with enormous power and beauty when it revels in the mysterious, graceful ways of nature.

Film Review: “The Chronology of Water” — Stormy Depths, and Stillness

January 24, 2026
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How often do we see movies that successfully delve into what it means to become a mature adult after a traumatic childhood?

Film Review: “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” — A Bloody Apocalypse

January 22, 2026
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Fans of this ongoing horror narrative will find much to appreciate in its latest chapter.

Television Review: “Plur1bus” — WTF is Happening?

January 6, 2026
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Vince Gilligan’s new series is ambitious, visionary, and artfully realistic, teeming with topical and timely references that make us wonder if, indeed, this shit might actually be happening in the real world, too.

Film Review: “Peter Hujar’s Day” — Carpe Diem

November 21, 2025
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Knowing that artist Peter Hujar died of AIDS in 1987—one of countless casualties of a devastating epidemic that cut short so many artists’ lives—gives the film a sad, mortal urgency.

Film Review: “Sentimental Value” — The Art of Family Strife

November 15, 2025
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Director Joachim Trier is a masterful arbiter of storytelling conceits and tones: by turns subtle, ironic, melodramatic, cold, and, often, heartbreaking.

Woodstock Film Festival, Dispatch #2: Wonder, Work, and Whimsy

October 28, 2025
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A quartet of films whose topics range from modern love and protecting animals to family dysfunction and a who-done-it with a vintage doll detective on the case.

Woodstock Film Festival, Dispatch #1: Troublesome Women

October 23, 2025
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A trio of superb films that feature fierce women.

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