Film

Film Review: “Certain Women” — Mysteries of the Ordinary

October 30, 2016
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Kelly Reichardt’s cinema gives us slow, rich portraits of life’s daily rhythms, its frustrations and unresolved conflicts.

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Film Review: “Aquarius” — A Woman of a Certain Age Kicks Ass

October 27, 2016
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How refreshing it is to see a female protagonist whose strength of will and character is not of the superhuman variety.

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Film Review: “Christine” — Dramatizing an On-Air Suicide

October 22, 2016
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Christine is less interested in serving up a moral lesson or providing sociological analysis than generating sympathy.

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Book Interview: William F. Buckley on TV’s “Firing Line” — “Open to Debate”

October 19, 2016
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“Conservatism was his perspective, but William F. Buckley was really interested in having the other side on and having real discussions.”

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Film Review: “A Man Called Ove” — An Even-Tempered Dramedy of Rebirth

October 16, 2016
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A Man Called Ove‘s darkness and humor are balanced artfully, a merit one often sees in Scandinavian film.

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Film Review: The Vancouver International Film Festival — Sensible and Satisfying

October 14, 2016
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At the Vancouver Film Festival, cinema lovers could look at movies which had been much praised at prior festivals, including winning prizes.

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Film Preview: Sasha Lane on the Heroic Honesty of “American Honey”

October 6, 2016
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“It was really hard to get to certain places and bring up memories and experiences and put that out there.”

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Film Review: Was “The Lovers & the Despot” Really Necessary?

September 26, 2016
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Kim Jong-il, then heir to the leadership of North Korea, kidnapped South Korean superstars to beef up the country’s impoverished cinema.

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Film Interview: “Trafficked” — Siddharth Kara’s Disturbing Vision of Modern Slavery

September 26, 2016
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“The purpose of the film is to take the audience on what I hope will be a riveting, challenging, and ultimately uplifting journey into the world of human trafficking.”

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Film Interview: Peabody Award-winning director Vanessa Gould on her documentary “Obit”

September 20, 2016
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A subject as potentially grim and dry as writing an obituary is transformed into a moving look at language, inquiry, and the art of story-telling.

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