Jamestown is a vividly timely reminder that anyone who calls themselves an “American” is actually descended from immigrants.
Peg Aloi
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All three episodes have intriguing storylines, with plenty of human pathos and drama: but I admit to finding the first and third episodes a bit too digitally-focused for my taste.
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Killing Eve is a smart, funny, and often shocking exploration of the complex psychologies of women leading dangerous lives, for whom killing comes much easier than it ought to.
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In space, no one can hear you go extinct.
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Most of the films selected will be shown in 35mm, making the visual experience as invigorating to watch as the music will be to listen to.
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The Wind explores the fears that beset even strong, capable women stuck struggling for survival without community or social contact.
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The series presents plausible, relatable social situations within a weird, dark, quasi-magical framework.
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In Transit, Christian Petzold explores why the ghosts of Europe’s troubled past are stirring once more.
Film Review: 5 Women Filmmakers — A Sampling of the Superb
This is a finely-selected sampling of what some accomplished women filmmakers offered in 2018.
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This season of True Detective explores the figure of the cop as a permanently haunted man.