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Film Reviews: Sundance 2022, Dispatch #6 — Learning from the Past

January 30, 2022
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This dispatch reviews three documentaries that are very different from each other, but are all fascinating and engaging. This was an excellent year for documentaries at Sundance. I will review several more before this year’s dispatches are complete.

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Theater Review: “Hurricane Diane” — A Whimper Rather than a Whirlwind

September 4, 2021
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Madeleine George’s uneven 90-minte one-act comedy/drama borrows heavily on Greek mythology to zip up the misadventures of a cluster of suburban women in New Jersey,

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Jazz Album Review: Sarah Wilson’s “Kaleidoscope” — Unrelievedly Optimistic

July 12, 2021
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On this disc, trumpeter, singer, and composer Sarah Wilson serves up music that is warm, a little funny at times, and very well played in an unassuming manner.

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Television Review: “White Hot –The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch”

April 14, 2022
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White Hot is a compelling watch, and not only for those who shopped at Abercrombie & Fitch.

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Jazz Album Review: Guitarist John McLaughlin — The Montreux Years

April 11, 2022
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The album features seven tracks played by five different groups fronted or co-led by guitarist John McLaughlin.

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Film Review: “Flux Gourmet” — Food, Glorious Food

August 23, 2022
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Flux Gourmet occasionally reminded me of the films of Peter Greenaway, who often juxtaposed the grotesque or disturbing with the beautiful and ethereal.

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Film Review: “Master” — The Ghosts of Oppression

March 19, 2022
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Mariama Diallo’s film is a subtle, sure-handed thriller that nevertheless delivers a stunningly deft commentary on the enduring horror of racism and sexism.

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Dance Review: “And Still You Must Swing” — Tap Dance as Exhilaration and Inspiration

September 2, 2020
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This terrific performance was the grand finale from a beloved dance festival doing its best under enormous pressure.

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Television Review: “An American Pickle” — Sour to a Fault

August 13, 2020
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Seth Rogen puts in double duty as an early 20th century Jewish immigrant and his modern great grandson in a comedy that starts off sweet but leaves a bitter aftertaste.

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Film Review: “Robert the Bruce” — Bravery and Heart

May 6, 2020
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Robert the Bruce is a chronicle of war that contains moments of bucolic beauty and poetry that will surely appeal to lovers of historical films.

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