Film

Film Review: “Dunkirk” — Overwhelming Immediacy

July 23, 2017
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The Wermacht cut its swathe through France at a rate that amazed Winston Churchill in no small part because it was on speed.

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Film Tribute: George Romero — A Legacy of Blood, Invention, and Survival

July 23, 2017
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Even after death, the human instinct is to kill or be killed.

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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 Review: The Complete Jean Renoir — Time for a Fascinating Experiment

July 19, 2017
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The Testament of Dr. Cordelier is not a horror movie –it is more of a dark comedy.

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Film Review: “Democracy Through the Looking Glass” — Take a Good Look

July 9, 2017
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The interviewees sound warnings about how we have self-sorted, online and in the real world, into echo-chamber communities of like-minded people.

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Film Review: “The Little Hours” — What the Donkey Sees

July 3, 2017
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A romp in and around a centuries-old Italian convent, acting out a 14th-century story using contemporary American idiom and attitude.

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Film Review: “The Beguiled” — Sofia Coppola’s Bewitching, Beleaguered Remake

July 2, 2017
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The Beguiled is a beautifully-shot, atmospheric thriller with a daring take on sexual autonomy and dynamics.

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Film Commentary: Death Knell for American Independent Cinema?

June 23, 2017
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The well has evaporated for much of new American independent cinema.

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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 Review: 2017 Provincetown Film Festival — A Summing Up

June 21, 2017
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Two of the best feature documentaries this year at the Provincetown Film Festival were gay-themed.

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