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Film Feature: Best Movies of 2018 — With a Few Disappointments

December 28, 2018
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Our demanding critics choose the best (and the most disappointing) films of the year. .

WATCH CLOSELY: Sabrina’s Solstice, and Other Dark Seasonal Gems

December 23, 2018
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Where do you go once you’ve watched the classic Xmas films? Some suggestions.

Film Review: “Ben is Back” — Raising an Addict

December 15, 2018
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Films like Ben is Back will not foster an understanding of how drug addiction ravages the lives of the poor, the incarcerated, the uneducated, and the less fortunate.

Film Review: “Divide & Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” — Media Mogul, Serial Sociopath

December 9, 2018
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This blistering new documentary manages to offer a fairly balanced portrait of a man who, at the end of his life, was widely demonized.

Film Review: “Becoming Astrid” — An Ode to Perseverance

December 3, 2018
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This is one of the year’s most heartwarming films; it is not sentimental, but projects a profound sense of resilient joy at its heart.

WATCH CLOSELY: Orson Welles — “The Other Side of the Wind”

November 29, 2018
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The Other Side of the Wind may inspire brooding melancholy in some, but it’s also pretty damned fine.

WATCH CLOSELY: The Coen Brothers and the Enchanting Western

November 23, 2018
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs demonstrates the Coens’ consummate skill for reinventing classic genre tropes, dovetailing deep affection with inspired re-interpretation.

Film Remembrance: William Goldman — Master Storyteller, Hollywood Legend

November 16, 2018
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William Goldman was known as a consummate Hollywood insider who nevertheless maintained a reputation as a literary-minded purveyor of exceptional cinema.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Maniac” — A Deliriously Clever Futuristic Fable

November 5, 2018
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Maniac is mind-bending entertainment that’s also an invitation to muse on infinite possibilities.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is Deliciously Dark and Witchy

October 26, 2018
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is not as artful as a lot of what’s on offer now, but this pleasing series kicks off the Hallowe’en season with a bang.

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