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WATCH CLOSELY: “Gwen” is Moody, Moving Folk Horror

August 22, 2019
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William McGregor has crafted a remarkable debut feature, a notable addition to the burgeoning crop of indie folk horror offerings.

Film Review: “The Nightingale” — The Horrors of Imperialism

August 16, 2019
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The Nightingale serves as both a powerful exploration of the past (from the perspective of the exploited) and a gripping vision of resilience in the face of unfathomable hate, greed, and cruelty.

Film Review: “The Nightingale” — Song of the Powerless

August 16, 2019
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The Nightingale delivers an indelible vision of inhumanity perpetuated by colonialism and white privilege.

Film Review: “Them That Follow” — Of Serpents and Sects

August 13, 2019
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feels both cautionary and elegiac; it is obviously relevant in these times of extremism and the rise of small town tyrannies.

Film Review: “After the Wedding” — An American Telenovela

August 12, 2019
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After the Wedding never finds its emotional rhythm; melodramatic confrontations about betrayals and past choices lurch clunkily along.

Film Remembrance: D. A. Pennebaker — Documentarian Extraordinaire

August 7, 2019
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D. A. Pennebaker was inventive, dogged, and had the ability to win people’s trust.

Film Review: “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” — Chekhov’s Flamethrower

August 5, 2019
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Quentin Tarantino delights in exhausting his audiences as much as he does in entertaining them.

Film Review: “Luz” — Strangely Compelling Retro Horror

August 3, 2019
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A genre debut as self-assured as Luz is always exciting.

Arts Remembrance — Rip Torn: A Short Appreciation

July 20, 2019
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Rip Torn. Great name, better actor.

Film Review: “Under the Silver Lake” — Through a Glass Blindly

July 14, 2019
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Under the Silver Lake would be infuriating were its Charlie Kaufman-inspired adventures not so entertaining.

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