Film
Lambert & Stamp will resonate with musicians who have experienced the volatile give-and-take that is needed to sustain and nurture a rock and roll band.
I’ve served on several dozen film juries about the globe in the last three decades. I can’t recall ever having a choice of so many splendid films from which to award a grand prize.
Slow West bursts with visual interest, but doesn’t seem to be able to settle on what story it wants to tell.
The comedy-tinged-with-drama touches on themes tackled by a bunch of recent indie movies that center on characters in their thirties and forties who feel like imposters in the world of adults.
H. relies on clever editing manipulations and pithy reaction shots rather than on flashy special effects.
True Story relies far too heavily on answering the formulaic question ‘Did he do it?’
Two powerful documentaries that explore the dark side of America, past and present.
“We’ve let too many valuable creative people leave for Brooklyn, Austin, and Portland. We need to do something about that.”
Woman in Gold has novelty going for it — it is a film that depicts a woman’s passionate relationship to a piece of art.
At a mere 1 hour and 34 minutes, Chuck Workman’s documentary about Orson Welles is rushed and sometimes choppy, leaping through the filmmaker’s bountiful life.
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