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Film Feature: Talking to Author Kim Barker About “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”

March 3, 2016
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is based on Kim Barker’s account of her experience as a journalist and single woman in Afghanistan.

Dance Review: Revolution in Reverb – Bolshoi Postmodern in HD

February 29, 2016
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Introduced by gigantic moving set-pieces and robots with prison searchlights for eyes, Bolt often looks like poster art.

Fuse Oscar Predictions 2016 — Who Should Win? Who Will Win?

February 28, 2016
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Eight nominees? WTF, Academy? If you’re going to change the structure to allow ten nominees, then have ten nominees!

Film Review: “A War” — Despair, Carefully Calibrated

February 27, 2016
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The movie plays all sides equally, providing no answers, no favorites, no villains, no heroes. Everybody’s motives and ethics are in question.

Film Review: “The Witch” — Mother Nature’s a Bitch and So am I

February 20, 2016
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The Witch‘s brief jolts of violence seem perfectly calibrated to knock us out of our seats..

Film Review: “Lou Montgomery: Legacy Restored” — Mission Accomplished

February 19, 2016
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This compact documentary presents a poignant picture of the intersection of segregation, enlightenment, and failure.

Film Review: “45 Years” — The Real Thing

February 15, 2016
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In a period of comic book action dribble, 45 Years shows the world that films can probe reality, with enormous beauty and depth.

Film Review: “Southbound” — Going Nowhere

February 12, 2016
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It’s Twilight Zone eerie, as we embark on an anthology film of connected horror stories all happening on the Lost Highway.

Film Review: “Where to Invade Next” — Welcome Winds of Change

February 11, 2016
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The lightheartedness of the writing and Moore’s unkempt look are jarring, but the film effectively delivers lessons about progressive policies.

Film Review: “Hail, Caesar!” — A Sharp Tinsel Town Send-up

February 11, 2016
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The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, provide an on-target parody in Hail, Caesar!, their funny period comedy set in ’50s Hollywood.

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