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Director Maggie Betts has much to keep in check – a courtroom drama and an exposé of corporate greed and racial politics in Mississippi.
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Guitarist Steve Hackett honored the 50th anniversary of Genesis’ “Foxtrot,” yet this concert didn’t come across as just another night with a tribute band that sports a sole member of the original group.
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As always, the New York Film Festival was a mix of art films that may never see general release with a few star-laden commercial movies angling for awards.
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It’s hard to pick favorites, but here are my top films from this year’s London Film Festival.
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A captivating world-premiere recording of a work by the 21-year-old who would later conquer the operatic world with “Les Huguenots” and “L’Africaine.”
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Cinema at its best is a a place where seemingly irresolvable conflicts can find, if not resolution, then some common ground.
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“The Zone of Interest” is a cinematic embodiment of Hannah Arendt’s famous phrase “the banality of evil.”
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Love and lightness (if often at intersections with death and faith) filtered through many of the songs in Nick Cave’s sonically naked “solo” concert.
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“Mami Wata” beautifully cracks open a world Western eyes either blatantly ignore or seldom get to experience on screen.
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Book Review: “Unfinished” Argues for AI as an Artistic Partner — But at What Cost?