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Film Commentary: In Defense of Woody Allen

July 18, 2016
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A response to Ty Burr’s column called “Here’s why Woody Allen is overrated”in yesterday’s Boston Globe.

Film Review: “Zero Days” — Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

July 13, 2016
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Alex Gibney’s powerful documentary looks closely at some recent examples of malware designed to wreak havoc worldwide.

Film Review: “Our Kind of Traitor” — Spies Left Out in the Cold

July 12, 2016
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Our Kind of Traitor provides plenty of agreeably tense entertainment.

Film Review: Tarzan, Swinging through the CGI Jungle

July 9, 2016
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Of course, with the assistance of the massed megafauna (big beasts), and the yodeling of Tarzan, Jane is saved.

Fuse Film Review: “Swiss Army Man” — Way Down the Rabbit Hole

July 6, 2016
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Swiss Army Man is much more than your standard absurd adolescent comedy or a campy send-up of the genre.

Film Review: “Genius”? Oh, Really?

July 4, 2016
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Unfortunately for Genius, film is a visual medium, not a talking heads snore fest.

Fuse Film Review: “Wiener-Dog” — Dog Day Afterlife

July 1, 2016
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In time, Wiener-Dog may be the film that defines Todd Solondz as a filmmaker.

Film Interview: Director Todd Solondz on his Canine Epic — “Wiener-Dog”

June 29, 2016
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When asked about why he chose to focus on a dog, Todd Solondz says: “I knew I wanted to do a dog movie.”

Film Review: “Therapy for a Vampire” — Blood, Lust

June 27, 2016
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There is plenty of comedy in this horror film: think A Midsummer Night’s Dream meets I Love Lucy.

Film Review: “Tickled” — It’s Funny Until it Happens to You

June 24, 2016
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I can’t quite believe I’m cautioning viewers about the troubling nature of a documentary about tickling.

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