Tim Jackson

Film Review: “Casting JonBenet” — Of Crime and Psychodrama

June 3, 2017
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In this attempt to get at the ‘truth,’ the actors don’t play the roles, the roles play the actors.

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New York Theater Review: Storytime — “Venus” and “The Antipodes”

May 24, 2017
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Two plays from major American dramatists interrogate how we come up with the stories we tell about ourselves.

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Film Review: “The Death of Louis XIV” — Spotlight on Mortality

May 22, 2017
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It is not a movie for every taste; in fact, it is as close to watching paint dry as a film can get. I mean that in a good way.

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Film Interview: “A Quiet Passion” — Terence Davies Pays Homage to Emily Dickinson

April 13, 2017
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Director Terence Davies read four biographies of Emily Dickinson; the details of her life he remembered became the basis for his screenplay.

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Film Review: “Song to Song” — All You Need is Love?

March 25, 2017
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Terrence Malick attempts to liven up this hackneyed soap/rock opera with his signature swooping camera moves and stunning cinematography.

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Film Review: “Personal Shopper” — An Enigma Wrapped in a Seance

March 24, 2017
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Personal Shopper poses questions about how technology and fashion are skewing our relationships and obliterating traditional notions of identity.

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Theater Review: Two New York Plays on Mortality and Living the Good Life

March 10, 2017
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Two fine new plays in New York meditate on dealing with mortality.

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Theater Review: Wooster Group’s “The Town Hall Affair” — Reality as a Funhouse Mirror

February 17, 2017
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The Wooster Group deconstruction adds layers of artificiality to what may or may not have been a serious event.

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Film Review: “20th Century Women” — The Ties That Bind

January 11, 2017
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Search for who you are and stick to it, Mike Mills advises in his films, though it may not always be easy.

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Film Commentary: Black Lives Matter, Cinematic Expressions

December 19, 2016
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One of the heartening trends in film during 2016 has been an increase in the number of quality films that focus on African-Americans.

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