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Film Review: “A Glitch in the Matrix” – Do Socially Maladjusted Men Dream of Black Trench Coats?

February 19, 2021
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A Glitch in the Matrix is nowhere near as unhinged as a Dinesh D’Souza “documentary,” but it’s mentally taxing to watch so many people describe the real world like it’s Minecraft.

Film Review: “4×4” — Pedal to the Metal

February 17, 2021
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Despite its potential for black comedy or moral sermonizing, 4×4 remains a gripping suspenser.

Film Review: “Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar” — A Mildly Frothy Farce

February 15, 2021
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We’re desperate for some frothy good spirits, so welcome Barb & Star’s turquoise ‘n’ hot pink assault, forgive it for being mildly funny more often than wildly funny, and enjoy its modest pleasures.

Film Review: “The American Sector” — Meditating on Displaced Fragments of History

February 15, 2021
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Over 75 segments from the Berlin Wall have found their way to the U.S., providing the subject for The American Sector, an amusing, quirky, and meditative road-trip/scavenger hunt.

Film Review: “The Dig” — The Depths of Discovery

February 13, 2021
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The Dig is suffused with a very English (and problematic) sense of history: why it matters, how it can be taken for granted, and the odd way that certain elements of the past are valorized while others are kept buried.

Film Review: “Malcolm & Marie” — Who’s Afraid of Sam Levinson?

February 12, 2021
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This film offers a much more nuanced and self-reflective conversation about authorship, authenticity, creative inspiration, and the role of film criticism than any of its detractors are willing to admit.

Film Review: “French Exit’ — In This Absurdist Romp a Diva Makes a Grand Exit

February 12, 2021
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Defiant and tonally offbeat, French Exit mirrors, in a sense, its female protagonist, who doesn’t give a damn what the world thinks of her.

Film Review: Virtual Sundance 2021 — Let Corporations Chase the Crowd Pleasers — Here’s the Real Stuff

February 11, 2021
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Sundance’s strengths for me this year (as in the past) were the festival’s documentaries.

Film Interview: Gillian Wallace Horvat on “I Blame Society”

February 9, 2021
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“Everybody in this industry right now is looking for like, female beards to rescue them, but that’s not what we’re here for.”

Film Review: “I Blame Society” — Bringing Out Your Inner Serial Killer

February 8, 2021
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I Blame Society may put off some enlightened neoliberals, but it is a fun little B-movie with killer insight and attitude to spare.

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