Paul Dervis

Fuse Film Review: “In the Heart of the Sea”—”Moby Dick,” Beached

December 11, 2015
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Don’t you just love the holiday season? It’s the time for the release of big budget flops and Oscar wannabes.

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Film Review: “Men of the Cloth”—Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man

December 7, 2015
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Director Vicki Vasilopoulos has masterfully crafted a documentary about tailors, clothing, and the painstaking search for excellence.

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Film Review: “Out of My Hand”—A Landmark Film From Liberia That Lacks Drama

December 5, 2015
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The protagonist’s confrontation with his past barbarity is far and away the most compelling part of Out of My Hand.

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Fuse Film Review: “Trumbo”—Un-American Activities in Hollywood

November 27, 2015
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Trumbo is content to be a potted history lesson rather than a thought-provoking work of art.

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Film Review: “The 33″—Truth is More Frightening Than Fiction

November 16, 2015
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Avoiding overly melodramatic images, The 33 is a true horror story on screen, one that we can identify with in the deep, fearful recesses of our collective subconscious.

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Film Review: “Once in a Lifetime” and “Meet the Hitlers” at the Boston Jewish Film Festival

November 13, 2015
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Two films in the Boston Jewish Film Festival: one sticks to the commonplace, the other looks at the bizarre.

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Film Review: Boston Jewish Film Festival — A Powerful “Bulgarian Rhapsody”

November 6, 2015
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The history lesson embedded in Bulgarian Rhapsody is subtle yet also packs a wallop.

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Fuse Film Review: At the Boston Film Festival—A Delicious “Dough”

November 4, 2015
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Dough contains plenty of tasty charm and passion.

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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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Fuse Film Review: “He Named Me Malala”—Embracing the Obvious

October 23, 2015
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I love the inspirational story of Malala, but this film doesn’t dig below the headlines.

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