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The really unforgivable thing about City of Gold: the dull, flat way in which the food is shown.
When it comes to women’s reproductive rights it is looking an awful lot like The Handmaid’s Tale out there, folks.
This compact documentary presents a poignant picture of the intersection of segregation, enlightenment, and failure.
The lightheartedness of the writing and Moore’s unkempt look are jarring, but the film effectively delivers lessons about progressive policies.
Land art is an outgrowth of the rebellious ’60s; radicalism taking the form of ambitious topographical rearangment.
The best discussions are of Vertigo, with David Fincher, the most effective directorial voice of all those interviewed, leading the way.
Director Vicki Vasilopoulos has masterfully crafted a documentary about tailors, clothing, and the painstaking search for excellence.
Laurie Anderson’s abstract drawings, 8mm documentary, found footage, and scratched-on celluloid are combined in a frequently mesmerizing way.
As with so many Frederick Wiseman films, we get color, character, sociology – and cinema.
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