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Book Review: Filmmakers and Their Opinions — as Told to Critic Gerald Peary  

February 13, 2024
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New cinematic mavericks have come along. All the more reason that the views of earlier rebels be collected and preserved, given the short historical memories of young filmmakers and their audiences.

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Film Interview: Gerald Peary Searches For “Archie’s Betty”

May 24, 2015
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Making Archie’s Betty compelled Gerald Peary to confront his inner Archie: “The more I made this movie, the more personal it got.

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Book Review: “The Swells” — Expertly Cruising Through Satiric Waters

February 22, 2022
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Is it possible that adventurous readers have a better feel for the virtues of this zany, demanding satire than fuddy-duddy critics?

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Film Review: “If You Build It” — A Stirring Look at Construction and Idealism

February 28, 2014
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Are the 16-year-olds in the deep South capable of such a challenging, cumbersome construction task? Especially with the school year coming close to an end?

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Fuse Film Feature: Confessions of a Movie Critic — Waiting for His Next Close-up

January 30, 2014
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Who doesn’t want to be in a movie?

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Fuse News: “The Rabbi Goes West”

July 10, 2018
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“Our film has community and spirituality,” says Gerald Peary. “It also has conflict.”

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Film Feature: Best and Worst Movies of 2016

December 20, 2016
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Our demanding critics choose the best (and worst) films of the year.

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Film Feature: Best Movies of 2018 — With a Few Disappointments

December 28, 2018
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Our demanding critics choose the best (and the most disappointing) films of the year. .

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Film Feature: Best and Most Overrated Movies of 2017

December 24, 2017
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Our demanding critics choose the best (most disappointing) films of the year.

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Film Review: “Love, Antosha” — A Poignant Tribute to Actor Anton Yelchin

August 27, 2019
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This tender documentary makes an airtight case that cinema has lost a very special person.

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