Review
Despite my complaints, Allegiance is affecting – almost frustratingly so.
Tony Zierra’s film is a worthy and interesting one, but I admit to becoming worn down by the endless litany of unglamorous ways that protagonist Leon Vitali worked his butt off for the genius filmmaker.
Let the Sunshine In is French filmmaker Claire Denis’s one-note ode to the power of love even when, in this case, love stinks like dead fish.
Roberta Silman’s engaging and deeply felt novel is a reminder of what it means to carry a historical burden on both a personal and national level.
Singer Allan Harris clearly loves Eddie Jefferson’s music and performs it with sincerity and chops.
Director Ellie Heyman and her talented cast have their hands full with this new work because it is, in some ways, a tale of two musicals.
Joshua Sobol isn’t interested in exploring dramatic possibilities but making sure his equation about the inevitable mechanics of violence works out.
Writer-director Michael Pearce’s debut feature is self-assured and finely-wrought.
Do these “four late nineteenth-century visionaries” still speak to us?
The music and performances on this delightful trio album are blithe and profound, a combination that should charm many listeners.
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