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Film Review: “Anvil: The Story of Anvil” — Rerelease and Epilogue

October 26, 2022
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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

October 26, 2022
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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

October 25, 2022
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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

October 24, 2022
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In James Gray’s new film, the tragedy and pain behind Jewish assimilation lurks just out of frame.

Film Review: Watching the Detective in Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave”

October 20, 2022
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Yes, an ingeniously kaleidoscopic surface, but is there anything here, in terms of motivation, to justify all the fuss?

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.

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..

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.

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.

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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