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Film Review: London Film Festival Dispatch #2 — “Sick of Myself” and “Triangle of Sadness”

October 20, 2022
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Two over-the-top social satires take sharp swipes at modern excesses.

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Film Review: “In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50” — Dreams and Nightmares

October 18, 2022
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Surprisingly, for a band whose hypnotic music throughout the documentary provides a continuum with menacing and meditative extremes that mesh with near-mathematical discipline, it’s the human elements that leave the greatest impressions..

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Film Review: London Film Festival, Dispatch #1 — “1976” and “A Room of My Own”

October 18, 2022
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Reviews of two standout films from the 66th London Film Festival — one of the most dynamic festival programs in recent memory.

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At the New York Film Festival: “All That Breathes” — Birds Saved, to Return to a Toxic Sky

October 16, 2022
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It is tempting to call All That Breathes a film of great humanity, but the documentary’s empathy extends far beyond humans.

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WATCH CLOSELY: October on the Criterion Channel — Buckets of Blood and Beauty

October 15, 2022
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You want horror? This month Criterion Channel serves up plenty of cinematic chills, vintage and otherwise.

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Doc Talk: Tales of Exile and Return, Loss and Recovery in the Boston Palestine Film Festival

October 13, 2022
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A gathering of documentaries (not to mention features and shorts) whose exploration of the perseverance of longing and identity in the wake of a historical tragedy demand to be seen.

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Film Review: Photographer Nan Goldin Makes the Sacklers Feel Pain — At the New York Film Festival

October 13, 2022
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For once, shame worked. Museums that normally court the robber barons of our era capitulated and took the Sackler name-plates down.

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Movie Review: “Triangle of Sadness” — A Saw-Toothed Attack on Capitalist Excess

October 11, 2022
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Ruben Östlund is a richly talented filmmaker who puts the world of outrageous privilege in his cross hairs.

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Film Review: “Tár” — Music Is Her Master

October 7, 2022
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Tar is about a major artist with an outsize ego who ignores at her peril the seismic shifts in the culture.

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Book Review: A Deep Dive into the History of “The Academy and the Award”

October 7, 2022
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An author with a deep affinity for and knowledge of movies and how they’re honored tells us all about Oscar.

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