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Film Review: “Five Years North” — A Heart-Wrenching Look at Our Nation’s Twisted Immigration System

October 4, 2021
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Told with just the right amount of empathy, Five Years North offers an illuminating, and much needed, look at immigration in America.

Film Review: “No Time to Die” — A Miraculous Bond Redux

October 3, 2021
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No Time to Die could only be a product of the Trump era.

Film Review: “Algren” – (First-rate writer from the Second City)

September 30, 2021
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Once celebrated, but now largely forgotten, novelist and short story writer Nelson Algren deserves the attention given to him in a wide-ranging documentary.

Film Review: “The Guilty” — A Danish Thriller, Just as Relentless in English

September 28, 2021
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Director Anton Fuqua forgoes his usual action milieu with an unrelentingly tense, highly emotional English language remake of Den skyldige.

Film Review: “Cry Macho” — Not So Mucho Macho

September 27, 2021
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Cry Macho is little more than nostalgia for the Old West of Hollywood.

Film Reviews: Documentaries at the Toronto International Film Festival — Cops and Kenny G

September 25, 2021
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Docs at the Toronto International Film Festival ranged from the topical to the historical to the cultural. Here are a few that you should try to see.

Film Review: “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” — Queen for a Day

September 24, 2021
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This charming and upbeat musical doesn’t need to sashay away, but neither is it a hands-down winner.

Film Review: “Surge” — In the Grip of an Irresistible Force

September 23, 2021
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Ben Whishaw crackles aplenty in Aniel Karia’s fresh and primal debut feature.

Film Reviews: Toronto International Film Festival – Leopards and Lumpens and an Indian Lourdes

September 21, 2021
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A quartet of highlights from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: Anatolian Leopard, Dashcam, One Second, and Dug Dug.

Film Feature: A Dispatch from Boston’s Last Video Rental Store

September 20, 2021
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“If you really like something and want to make sure you have access to everything, you’ll never do better than having the disc.”

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