Peg Aloi

Film Review: “Seberg” — Starlet, Surveilled

May 15, 2020
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The enigma of Seberg’s demise hangs over this biopic, which focuses on the civil rights activism that made the actress a target for the FBI’s covert surveillance.

Film Review: “Robert the Bruce” — Bravery and Heart

May 6, 2020
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Robert the Bruce is a chronicle of war that contains moments of bucolic beauty and poetry that will surely appeal to lovers of historical films.

Film Review: “To the Stars” — Girls Have It Tough

April 25, 2020
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To the Stars is a somewhat formulaic Middle America melodrama, enlivened by inspired and well-directed performances that infuse some radiant life into small town struggles.

Film Review: “We Summon the Darkness” — The Evil Eighties

April 17, 2020
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A fun and original slasher/romp that lovingly embraces a number of ’80s horror tropes.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Killing Eve” Season 3 — Still Suspenseful, But More Muddled

April 12, 2020
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Killing Eve is as exciting and compelling as ever. But its narrative structure is becoming somewhat fractured and increasingly odd.

Film Review: “Vivarium” — Sheltering in Place

March 31, 2020
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Vivarium offers such a completely well-thought out narrative that it hardly matters whether we are dealing with magic realism or a satirical fable.

WATCH CLOSELY: Netflix’s “Pandemic” is Harrowing, Prescient

March 27, 2020
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The sheer breadth of information presented here will, at the very least, raise public awareness by deepening our understanding of how pandemics work and why it is important to prepare for the inevitable.

WATCH CLOSELY: A Holland of the Mind — “Ares” is a Cultic Thriller

March 23, 2020
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Netflix’s Ares is a glossy sociopolitical/supernatural thriller from the Netherlands.

WATCH CLOSELY: Peg’s Pandemic Picks — Medieval Plague Edition

March 18, 2020
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This new series will offer ideas for movies and series that have stories or themes at least marginally related to the pandemic we’re all living through.

Film Review: “Swallow” — Unknowable Appetites

March 14, 2020
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This carefully-crafted chamber piece revolves about a woman whose compulsion to eat non-edible things is both fascinating and disturbing.

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