Michael Fassbender

Film Review: “Black Bag” — High Fidelity

March 17, 2025
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Two cheers for monogamy in Steven Soderbergh’s “Black Bag”

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Film Review: Tongues Are Untied in “Kneecap”

July 30, 2024
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A frenetic, funny, foul-mouthed, and sometimes facile testament to the fact that language matters.

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Film Reviews: Music at Sundance 2024 – Rap in Irish, Devo’s Satire, Brian Eno’s Reflections

January 26, 2024
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Among the memorable films at Sundance 2024, a trio of music films led the way.

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Film Review: “Song to Song” — All You Need is Love?

March 25, 2017
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Terrence Malick attempts to liven up this hackneyed soap/rock opera with his signature swooping camera moves and stunning cinematography.

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Film Review: “Steve Jobs”—Computer Crash

October 27, 2015
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Steve Jobs is a one-dimensional film about a terminally self-absorbed character.

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Film Review: “Frank” — Wonderfully Idiosyncratic

August 21, 2014
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If Van Gogh had picked up an acoustic guitar, he’d be Frank.

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Film Review: Of Sex and “Shame”

December 29, 2011
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Director Steve McQueen’s skillful exploration of troubled human behavior and his use of New York as a psychological landscape make “Shame” off-putting to watch, while at the same time it draws us in. We have no moral compass beyond our own attitudes to ambiguous contemporary sexual mores.

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