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Film Review: “Stranger by the Lake” — An Eerie, Stylish Homoerotic Thriller

February 23, 2014
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This death trip romance is powerful, weird, and intoxicating — until its final scenes.

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Film Review: Louis C.K.’s “Tomorrow Night” – Ernie Kovacs meets early John Waters

February 22, 2014
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“Tomorrow Night” is firmly in the makes-you-cringe vein of comedy of which “Louie” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” would become exemplars.

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Film Review: “The Monuments Men” — Saving Great Art from the Nazis

February 20, 2014
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If George Clooney can rev up our righteous indignation decrying the barbarities of Joe McCarthy, why on earth couldn’t he become eloquent when it comes to talking about fighting to keep Hitler’s mitts off Michelangelo?

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Film Review: Get Smart – Is Pamela Smart Innocent?

February 10, 2014
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Filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar takes what could have been a true crime story and conducts his own inquiry about human suggestibility. You may not be convinced that Pamela Smart is innocent, but you’re likely to conclude that she did not receive a fair trial.

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Movie Review: “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz” — Martyr to Prosecutors’ Zeal?

February 6, 2014
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Aaron Swartz is indeed a martyr, but there’s more here. The film identifies an ongoing battle over control of information as much as it explores a troubled life that ended far too soon.

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Book Review: Director Edgar G. Ulmer — Hollywood’s Master of the Eclectic Led a Doozy of a Life

February 2, 2014
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This is an invaluable volume that can and should be read in conjunction with one’s own Ulmer movie marathon.

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Film Review: “Gloria” — A Rare Film That’s Smart and Dead Right about Middle Age

January 31, 2014
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“Gloria” explores better than any movie I’ve seen how, when middle-aged divorcees become a couple, they are still affected by their relationship with their ex-spouses and children.

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Fuse Film Feature: Confessions of a Movie Critic — Waiting for His Next Close-up

January 30, 2014
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Who doesn’t want to be in a movie?

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Film Review: “Dallas Buyers Club” – Flipping the Coin of Masculinity

January 28, 2014
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“Dallas Buyers Club,” though it does get decidedly sunnier once Ron is introduced to natural self-medication, which extends his life well beyond the projected thirty days, is not an open-and-shut case.

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Film Review: “The Past” — Another Superb Film from an Iranian Master

January 28, 2014
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Director Asghar Farhadi is a master storyteller. He is particularly adept at painting characters in deep shades of gray.

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