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Film Review: “The Northman” — You-Are-There with the Viking Beserkers, Nuttiness and Magic Galore

April 25, 2022
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The Northman is grounded in a manically precise capture of the Nordic world of the 9th century AD, but refracted through the lens of a whacked-out visionary in a spew of eye-popping images.

Film Review: “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” — A Genuine Comeback for Nicolas Cage

April 25, 2022
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Considering his loopy career and also his bumpy off-screen life, Nicolas Cage seems neither ashamed nor apologetic about how it’s all gone down.

At the Full Frame Festival: “Chernobyl Before and After” — and Two Takes on Disability

April 22, 2022
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Be prepared to be shocked. But also be prepared for a horror story that is far worse than what was reported at the time — but not as bad as it could have been.

Film Review: “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” – (Nicolas Cage Bares All, But Keeps Most of His Clothes On)

April 22, 2022
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Oddball and entertaining comedy-drama-thriller is a Nic Cage fanboy’s dream

Film Feature: Favorite Fiction Features Directed by Women — An International Poll

April 22, 2022
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The result of critics polled for their Ten Favorite Fiction Features Directed by Women — with the choices of Arts Fuse reviewers.

Film Review: “The Northman” – A Violent Viking Saga Lights Up the Night

April 20, 2022
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The Northman is not going to make it onto my 2022 Top 10 list, but neither will it be relegated to the status of something I’m not interested in seeing again.

Film Review: “Vinyl Nation” — A Visit to Vinyl Heaven

April 18, 2022
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“Every record can have its own unique sound, depending on who has owned it, who’s touched it, where it’s been. That’s really important to me.” This movie makes you realize that these things should be important to you, too.

Film Reviews: “Donbass” and “Babi Yar. Context” — Two Views of Destruction in Ukraine from Sergei Loznitsa

April 14, 2022
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Donbass is a powerfully gritty portrayal of thuggish aggression by people who felt empowered, with Russian support, to steal from, torment, and kill their neighbors.

Film Review: “The Wake Up Call” — A New and Important Feature Documentary

April 12, 2022
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Eric Neudel and Alison Gilkey found a tremendous subject for a documentary, and have told his tale with urgency and compassion.

Film Commentary: Three Movies from Bona Fide Innovators Turn 50

April 11, 2022
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Three singular voices – Ken Russell, Bob Rafelson, and Brian De Palma – all of whom had their careers in gear before the end of the previous decade, each of whom took interesting turns with the films they released in 1972.

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