At times, Zombi Child successfully hovers between spooky documentary and an art house coming-of-age film.
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Film Review: “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” — Rebellion Has an Expiration Date
Pauline Kael capitalized on counterculture snobbery, the pecking order of the oh-so enlightened.
Film Review: “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” — A Harlequin Feminist Manifesto
The apocalyptic mayhem is glorious and certainly cathartic. Still, I have to ask: is this how women will rise up and take what’s ours? With violence?
Film Review: “After We Leave” — No Place Like Home
I was blown away by how good After We Leave looks, its subtlety and plausibility and confident simplicity.
Film Review: “The Field” — Nouveau Folk Horror
The Field is a fairly original, if slightly problematic, folk horror-tinged story.
Film Review: “The Traitor” — The Enigma of Betrayal
What makes The Traitor ultimately worth watching is its epic sweep, the deft way director Marco Bellocchio and his below-the-credits team carve out the dramatic highlights of Italy’s twenty year war with the Cosa Nostra.
Film Review + Interview: “The Assistant” — Silent Witness
While The Assistant’s scenario alludes to Harvey Weinstein, the problem is systemic in the entertainment business and probably many other workplaces.
Film Review: 2020 Oscar Animated Shorts — Sadness and Beauty
Among this group of strong animated shorts I found the French selection, Mémorable, to be the most powerful and artful.
Film Review: “Color Out of Space” — Unleashing a Primal Desire for Destruction
All in all, Color Out of Space is only OK.
Film Review: The 2020 Oscar Documentary Short Films
A critical look at this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts.