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Film Review: Rolling Thunder Revue — A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

June 25, 2019
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It’s worth pointing out that Martin Scorsese’s documentaries, especially his music-based ones, can be as powerful as his fictional work.

Film Review: Report from the 2019 Provincetown Film Festival

June 18, 2019
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The P-Town Fest was the site of several first-rate documentaries.

Film Review: “The Complete Howard Hawks” — Making American Mythology

June 13, 2019
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Director Howard Hawks’ signature statement was the depiction of the American (or mostly American) male group with a task to accomplish.

Film Review: “The Fall of the American Empire” — Corporate Cant versus Socialist Kant

June 12, 2019
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For all its bite, Fall is oddly endearing, too, leavening its harsh portrait of money-madness with aw-shucks moments of solidarity and kindness.

Film Review: “Framing John DeLorean” – Back to What Might Have Been the Future  

June 10, 2019
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John DeLorean remains an unwieldy figure whose story is difficult to frame — the new film leaves much unreported and unexplored.

Film Review: “The Dead Don’t Die” — A Zombie Jamboree

June 10, 2019
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The Dead Don’t Die is a satiric trifle, but a cleverly amusing one.

Film Review: “The Raft” — An Illuminating Voyage

June 8, 2019
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What happens when a dubious scientific experiment yields unexpected results?

Film Review: “The Souvenir” — Fear of Melodrama

June 7, 2019
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Joanna Hogg refuses by aesthetic principle to put a lot of inflection into her scenes, steering them away from melodrama and even heated drama. As a result, some episodes are half-baked, sketchy, and flat.

Film Review: “Rocketman” — A Musical Fantasy

June 2, 2019
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This fantasy musical is unexpectedly moving, a driven and musically satisfying experience for serious Elton John fans.

Film Preview: “The Passion of Joan of Arc” — Silent Film Meets Opera

May 30, 2019
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This screening of Carl Dreyer’s classic film will offer some exceptional, and exciting, musical strengths.

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