Film
Director Debra Granik’s focus on young women whose lives have been steeped in nature and hardship, forced to lead their families forward despite scant resources, posits a refreshing feminine archetype.
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Hereditary has top notch acting, a gorgeous look, and some genuinely terrifying moments that linger.
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Some may think that the western-genre-turned-arthouse-gimmick has been played out, but Damsel‘s fresh energy and pioneering spirit offers redemption.
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A quartet of standout movies, the best of the just ended Provincetown Film Festival.
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The privilege Edith Wharton’s characters swim in has not disappeared. If anything, it’s expanded farther into the social stratosphere.
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Nancy is mystifying, but in this case the inexplicable has its fascinations.
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Summer 1993 is provocative, both for the raw depth of the emotions it evokes and the directness of its storytelling.
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This effort is the most ‘Hollywood’ score the BSFO has created yet, a plush musical carpet for The Man Who Laughs’s emotional high and lows.
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A chance to see two important works by pioneering African-American filmmaker Bill Gunn.
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Film Commentary: “The King” and The King
Eugene Jarecki’s ramshackle, occasionally provocative, and frequently entertaining documentary on Elvis Presley gets some things wrong.
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