Tim Jackson

Film Review: “mother!” — Welcome to the Pagan Cult of the Eye

September 15, 2017
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No doubt many will find director Darren Aronofsky’s transgressive vision overwrought, but the film is undeniably powerful.

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Film Review: “Detroit” — A Brickbat of a Film

August 5, 2017
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Detroit leaves the ethical questions it raises open.

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Film Review: “Dunkirk” — An Epic Celebration of the Communal Spirit

July 21, 2017
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Dunkirk is a rousing testament to how common people, when called, can unite against adversity.

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Film Feature: Report from the 2017 Provincetown Film Festival

June 22, 2017
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One of the Provincetown Film Festival’s highlights: a documentary on the life of best-selling author Armistead Maupin.

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Film Interview: A Talk with Writer, Director, and Actor Zoe Lister-Jones

June 8, 2017
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While Band Aid feels authentic in its realistic depiction of contemporary relationships, its humor is consistently disarming.

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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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