In addition to being a clever paranormal thriller, Something in the Dirt is a brilliant commentary on our burgeoning world of content creation.
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Movie Review: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Faith Restored
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is miraculous, in that it’s a Marvel movie that doesn’t come across as a link of sausage plopped wetly out of the Disney grinder.
Doc Talk: Five New Nonfiction Films Worth a Look
From Mobile to Mars, from the mind of Robin Williams to the rise and fall of a Pez entrepreneur, and with a side trip to Newton South High.
Film Review: “Please Baby Please” — Gay Awakening
Amanda Kramer’s created a thoroughly campy and celebratory ode to queerness that stands as both a timely political statement and a genuinely well-crafted piece of independent filmmaking.
Film Review: Final Dispatch from the London Film Festival
A wrap-up of the London Film Festival that focuses on two favorites, Inland and The Store.
Film Review: Female Trouble and Male Troublemaking in “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Aftersun”
Both of these films explore the theme of difficult males and resilient, caregiving females.
Film Review: “Anvil: The Story of Anvil” — Rerelease and Epilogue
It is pretty clear that this Canadian band was not in the right place at the right time, despite the ferocious energy and speed of its music and sublime performances.
Film Review: “Frownland” — An Invisible Person Made Intimately Visible
This little-seen film, disturbing, uncompromising, often darkly funny, should be recognized as one of the most original American independent films of this century.
Film Review: Of Farms and Fate — “Eight Deadly Shots” and “Alcarràs” at the New York Film Festival
Two films look at the hardships and realities of rural life, past and present, at the New York Film Festival.
Film Review: “Armageddon Time” — Falling Between Two Worlds
In James Gray’s new film, the tragedy and pain behind Jewish assimilation lurks just out of frame.