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Film Review: “Emily” — Of Moors and Madness

March 1, 2023
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For director Frances O’Connor, the Gothic novelist is an artist who casts off repressive social norms and uses words to evoke (and exorcise) demons of terrible natural beauty.

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Film Review: The Love Barge – Nicolas Philibert’s “On the Adamant” Wins Top Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival

February 28, 2023
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Veteran director Nicolas Philibert’s inspiring documentary about the humane treatment of the mentally ill touched the Berlin jurors in what was a generally disappointing competition.

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Film Reviews: 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films — Documentary 

February 23, 2023
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A critical look at 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary showcase..

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Film Review: Director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Color Bind — Restored

February 18, 2023
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Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s marvel universe explored in Three Colors.

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Film Reviews: 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films — Animation and Live Action

February 16, 2023
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The shorts categories of the Academy Awards aren’t just filler for your scorecard anymore.

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Film Preview: Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival 2023

February 15, 2023
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This is the event’s 48th year, making the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival the longest running genre festival in the country.

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Film Review: “Marlowe” — A Whydunnit

February 15, 2023
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This is a Marlowe movie trying too hard to be a Marlowe movie. But it doesn’t have the heart to succeed.

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Film Review: “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” — Marvel Rolls Out the Orwellian Doublespeak

February 15, 2023
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Ant-Man can no longer call out comic book movies for their bullshit because, as purveyor of prologue for the Marvel movies that will follow, the character is now too irredeemably full of bullshit himself.

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Film Review: “Infinity Pool” — Body Double

February 14, 2023
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There’s still room for Brandon Cronenberg to grow as a horror director, but Infinity Pool should make his father proud. It’s a sensory nightmare of bodily dissociation and high class decadence that signals a promising start to 2023.

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Sundance Film Festival Reviews: “The Persian Version” and “Eileen”

February 11, 2023
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The Persian Version and Eileen offer different takes on friction in the family.

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