Film

Critical Commentary: The Shaky Life of a Film Critic

August 6, 2020
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Cinema reviewing exists as a respected profession only as long as the traditional role of the critic is honored.

Film Review: “Summerland” — Dreams Delayed

August 5, 2020
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While there’s plenty of wistful romance and character-driven conflict to keep Summerland rolling along, the narrative isn’t exactly plausible.

Book Review: “Chasing the Light” — The Agitated Life of Oliver Stone

August 4, 2020
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Filmmaker Oliver Stone’s memoir is an exhilarating primer for anyone who wants to understand his reputation as a writer and director.

Film Review: CREEM on Top — The Story of America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine

August 2, 2020
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The documentary is about “the power of the community and how rock and roll, and music in general, is worth fighting for: sometimes that means doing it yourself.”

Arts Remembrance: Director Alan Parker — A Sensitive and Versatile Master of Film

August 2, 2020
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It gradually became clear to me by the mid-’80s that Alan Parker films were, more than those of any other filmmaker, an integral part of my identity as a film lover.

Film Review: “She Dies Tomorrow” — Sudden Carpe Diem

August 1, 2020
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She Dies Tomorrow marries the avant-garde with slice of life, jumping from death throes to conversations about dolphin sex over full glasses of red wine.

Film Review: An Exquisitely Haunting “Amulet”

July 31, 2020
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This debut film from Romola Garai is to be commended on all levels: its technical proficiency, its aesthetic beauty, its affecting and unusual story, and its stand out performances.

Film Review: More Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place — It’s Stir-Crazy 7

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

Film Review: “The Rental” — Low Rent B and B Horror

July 25, 2020
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The Rental chugs along predictable genre rails, its characters settling into the expected “types” as screws are gradually turned on them by whoever’s surveilling from a distance.

Film Review: “Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful” — Naughty or Nice?

July 24, 2020
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In this documentary, the photographer and his art are not so much defended as explained through the voices of the world’s top models and movie icons with whom he worked.

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