Gerald Peary
If the filmmakers are going to delve into the Jazz Fest vaults, how is it possible to show only a few seconds of Professor Longhair and nothing of James Booker, the Meters, the Neville Brothers? Not good.
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Again and again, we are taken in The Will to See to places where regular reporters never venture, and certainly not filmgoers.
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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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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is fairly entertaining, fairly decent, but that’s about it.
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Bergman Island is a curious, intelligent film that suffers from a disappointing breakdown.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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The Road to Ruin is a practically unknown film begging for discovery, and to be championed as a startling example of pre-Code cinema. And as a keystone for creating a directorial reputation for “Mrs. Wallace Reid.”
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2021
Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.
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