Ed Symkus

Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2021

December 23, 2021
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Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.

Film Review: “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” – (One-of-a-kind musical find)

November 18, 2021
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Singular folksinger Karen Dalton never made it to the big time. A new documentary suggests why.

Film Review: “Joy Ride” – (Double the fun)

November 1, 2021
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Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould almost died for their comedy; then they hit the road to get laughs about it.

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Four)

October 25, 2021
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More homages to 1971’s magnificent bursts of cinematic iconoclasm, from McCabe & Mrs. Miller to The Music Lovers and Walkabout.

Film Review: “Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall” – (Leica and Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll)

October 13, 2021
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Jim Marshall fought off all sorts of personal demons while also managing to be in the right place at the right time to get some iconic music photos.

Film Review: “The Guilty” — A Danish Thriller, Just as Relentless in English

September 28, 2021
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Director Anton Fuqua forgoes his usual action milieu with an unrelentingly tense, highly emotional English language remake of Den skyldige.

Film Review: “Together” — (Two Can Be as Bad as One)

August 26, 2021
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A mismatched couple, trapped at home by government decree, try to maneuver and bicker their way through a COVID lockdown.

Film Review: “Under the Volcano” — Island Music

August 14, 2021
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Sir George Martin’s AIR Studios in Montserrat gave birth to some great ’80s music, then succumbed to the elements.

Film Review: “Pig” — The Trouble with Truffles

July 14, 2021
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Director Michael Sarnoski’s first feature stars Nicolas Cage, and works as a mystery, a story of personal loss, and a foodie movie.

Film Review: “The Sparks Brothers” — Playing Together, Staying Together

June 18, 2021
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Edgar Wright’s first documentary looks into why the long-lived, constantly risk-taking, dazzlingly original band Sparks remains relatively unknown.

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