What makes Marriage Story unbalanced and faintly dishonest is that we end up rooting for the clueless male egomaniac.
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Film Feature: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Not Your Typical Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story
The turf war for the bodies and souls of Montana’s Jews makes for an engaging inter-tribal drama.
Film Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” — “A Love Story With Equality”
Portrait is a masterly work of historical realism — about an enduring love between two women — done in high-flying poetic style.
Streaming Docs — Autumn 2019
Wondering where to find the best documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.
Film Review: “The Lighthouse” — “Nothing Good Happens When Two Men Are Left Alone in a Giant Phallus.”
The Lighthouse generates dark humor from the madness of toxic males gone rogue — wired to dominate, even as they self-destruct.
Film Review: “By the Grace of God” — The Human Cost of Abuse
Despite some glimmers of hope, By the Grace of God will not be an easy film for anyone — for loyal believers, for those disillusioned by the church, for anyone who has suffered from abuse.
Film Review: “Parasite” — Notes from the Underclass Underground
Parasite’s powerful vision of the existentially downtrodden offers equal nods to Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Film Review: At BUFF-o-WEEN — The “Blood & Flesh” of Al Adamson, King of the Shoestring Budget
“They were pieces of shit when we shot ‘em, but later on they became relics.”
Film Review: “Pain and Glory” — Almodovar’s Remembrance of Things Past
What remains so seductive about Almodovar is the way he replicates the movement of thought, creating a seamless weave between the story moving forward — rather minimal in this case — and the richer, more luminous past.
Film Review: “Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles” — Subversive Non-Fiction
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is nothing if not provocative fodder for a cinematic niche: the animated feature sheds intriguing light on one of the major film directors of the 20th century at a pivotal time in his career. ,/em>