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Film Review: “Men of the Cloth”—Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man

December 7, 2015
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Director Vicki Vasilopoulos has masterfully crafted a documentary about tailors, clothing, and the painstaking search for excellence.

Film Review: “Out of My Hand”—A Landmark Film From Liberia That Lacks Drama

December 5, 2015
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The protagonist’s confrontation with his past barbarity is far and away the most compelling part of Out of My Hand.

Film Review: Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq”—A Long and Sexy Sermon

December 4, 2015
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Chi-Raq is a work of agitprop—preachy, strident, sentimental, even sacramental.

Film Review: “Victor Frankenstein”— Fans of the Monster Will be Gravely Disappointed

November 28, 2015
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Yet another cinematic variation on Mary Shelley’s novel—and this one too often opts for slick jolts of adrenaline over credibility.

Film Review: “Creed”—”Rocky” Returns, Triumphant

November 28, 2015
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Creed easily taps into the sensibility and adrenaline of the original Rocky.

Fuse Film Review: “Trumbo”—Un-American Activities in Hollywood

November 27, 2015
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Trumbo is content to be a potted history lesson rather than a thought-provoking work of art.

Film Review: Laurie Anderson’s “Heart of a Dog”—Death, Observed

November 27, 2015
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Laurie Anderson’s abstract drawings, 8mm documentary, found footage, and scratched-on celluloid are combined in a frequently mesmerizing way.

Film Review: “In Jackson Heights”—An Urban Village Going Global

November 17, 2015
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As with so many Frederick Wiseman films, we get color, character, sociology – and cinema.

Film Review: “The 33″—Truth is More Frightening Than Fiction

November 16, 2015
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Avoiding overly melodramatic images, The 33 is a true horror story on screen, one that we can identify with in the deep, fearful recesses of our collective subconscious.

Film Review: “Once in a Lifetime” and “Meet the Hitlers” at the Boston Jewish Film Festival

November 13, 2015
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Two films in the Boston Jewish Film Festival: one sticks to the commonplace, the other looks at the bizarre.

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