Film
Reviews of a trio of films at the Boston Jewish Film Festival.
Loving celebrates the passion and courage of two people who, by doing what was right for them, established justice for generations to come.
The documentary is a highly enjoyable musical and social history of the group and its times.
Kelly Reichardt’s cinema gives us slow, rich portraits of life’s daily rhythms, its frustrations and unresolved conflicts.
How refreshing it is to see a female protagonist whose strength of will and character is not of the superhuman variety.
Christine is less interested in serving up a moral lesson or providing sociological analysis than generating sympathy.
“Conservatism was his perspective, but William F. Buckley was really interested in having the other side on and having real discussions.”
A Man Called Ove‘s darkness and humor are balanced artfully, a merit one often sees in Scandinavian film.
At the Vancouver Film Festival, cinema lovers could look at movies which had been much praised at prior festivals, including winning prizes.
“It was really hard to get to certain places and bring up memories and experiences and put that out there.”
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