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Film Review: “Florence Foster Jenkins” — Delusions of Grandeur

August 12, 2016
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Stephen Frears balances laughs with a smattering of poignant scenes, a broad, see-sawing approach that will appeal to American audiences.

Film Review: Director Rouben Mamoulian, Reconsidered. Starting with “Applause”

August 10, 2016
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Mamoulian’s Applause is an opportunity to experience the first leg of the director’s ascent on his Hollywood roller coaster.

Fuse Film Review: A Furiously Effective “Indignation”

August 4, 2016
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Films like Indignation bypass body counts and superheroes in order to explore the mysteries and eccentricities of human behavior.

Film Review: “Captain Fantastic” — Living Well Off the Grid

August 2, 2016
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Until its closing scenes, Captain Fantastic takes a complex look at the wisdom of bucking the system or joining in.

Film Review: “Les Cowboys” — Atlas of Grief

August 1, 2016
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Thomas Bidegain’s film “Les Cowboys “ is political, but it is never heavy-handed.

Film Review: Genius, Undiminished — “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You”

July 29, 2016
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There has never been a better time in America to reconsider the importance of television’s role in the political discourse.

Film Review: Woody Allen’s “Café Society” — Cobwebbed

July 24, 2016
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Conclusion: Woody Allen is, and long long has been, an aged fart.

Fuse Film Review: “Nuts!” — A Documentary Skeptical About Documentaries

July 24, 2016
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A meta-documentary shows us what viewers really want from the genre, and how problematic that can be.

Film Interview: Penny Lane and Thom Stylinski Go “Nuts!”

July 23, 2016
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What are documentaries supposed do . . . and not do?

Film Review: “Microbe and Gasoline” — Michel Gondry’s Coming of Age Charmer

July 22, 2016
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The performances by Ange Dargent and Théophile Baquet could not be better.

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