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Film Review: “The Beach House” — Eco-Horrors on Cape Cod

July 10, 2020
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Sharp, simple, and well-attuned to the hopelessly grim tenor of these past few years, The Beach House knows how doomed we all are, says we deserve it, and prays that, after the tide comes in to wash us out, the rest will be left to flourish.

Film Commentary: Fellini at 100 — How the Mighty Have Tumbled

July 7, 2020
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It seems evident that hardly anyone knows about the centenary of a moviemaker who, in earlier days, was universally revered, whose hallowed name was synonymous with art-house cinema.

Film Review: “WBCN and the American Revolution” …. The Revolution Continues

July 6, 2020
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‘BCN left behind some big shoes, but they can be filled. And there are inspiring signs that the kids, not the grizzled veterans of last century, will do the filling.

Film Review: Werner Herzog’s “Family Romance” — Schmaltzy, Small, and Soft

July 6, 2020
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Family Romance, LLC is a wrong-headed, inferior Herzog movie. Wake up, Werner! Oh, for a jolt of Klaus Kinski.

Film Review: “The Truth” — It Just May Set You Free

July 6, 2020
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The Truth is simply a delightful film all around.

Film Review: “Denise Ho – Becoming the Song” — The Struggle of an Artist and Activist in Hong Kong

July 2, 2020
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Becoming the Song charts Denise Ho’s political awakening, her transformation from Cantopop icon to human rights activist amidst the backdrop of an increasingly turbulent Hong Kong.

Film Review: “Babyteeth” — To Come of Age Is Bittersweet

June 30, 2020
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Babyteeth is a lovely film, an unusually mature coming-of-age story that juggles restraint and abandon with astonishing ease.

Film Review: Want More Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place? Stir-Crazy 6

June 28, 2020
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Five more feature films of great interest and their links, carefully chosen to get you through the travails of the coronavirus.

Film Review: “Mr. Jones” — Independent Journalism Is a Very Good Thing

June 24, 2020
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Director Agnieszka Holland deftly presents a vision of genocide that is hard-hitting but never manipulative: the horror pervades the monochrome beauty of snow, skeletal trees, and pale, sunken faces.

Film Review: “Working Man” — Singing the Proletarian Blues

June 22, 2020
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Working Man does an excellent job dramatizing the poverty and desperation of people who live paycheck to paycheck.

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