Peg Aloi

Film Review: “It Comes at Night” — A Prepper’s Handbook of Hope and Dread

June 12, 2017
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This is a fine exercise in arthouse horror — don’t expect elaborate monsters, an orchestral score, or CGI effects.

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Film Feature: Summer of Love Series — Retro Balm for Turbulent Times

June 5, 2017
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Summer of Love’s line-up contains some of that iconic year’s most indelible works of cinema.

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Film Review: “A Dark Song” — An Occult Foray into Quiet Horror

May 5, 2017
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A Dark Song’s terror lies in its slow, intense build and its overarching sense of doom.

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Television Review: “The Handmaid’s Tale” — Not a Documentary…Yet

April 26, 2017
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Margaret Atwood’s novel turns out to have been far more clairvoyant than even she believed it would be.

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Film Review: “Free Fire” — A Tsunami of Gunshots

April 22, 2017
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While calling this Ben Wheatley’s most violent film may be debatable, Free Fire is absolutely the one most riddled with gunshots.

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Film Review: “Tommy’s Honour” — A Golden Boy of Golf

April 17, 2017
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Seeing the rugged minimalism of golf in its infancy was very appealing.

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Film Review: “Frantz” — The Changeable Color of Grief

April 3, 2017
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Frantz explores the complicated emotions generated by the aftermath of a catastrophic war.

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Film Review: “The Devil’s Candy” — Wouldst Thou Like to Die, Deliciously?

March 24, 2017
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Horror fans in search of a smarter-than-average thriller that will make their viscera quiver should not miss this one.

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Film Review: The Lure — Surreal Mermaid Horror Musical

March 16, 2017
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The Lure is often violent and disturbing, but its unapologetic strangeness make it one of the most memorable foreign films in recent years.

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Film Review: “My Life as a Zucchini”—A French Fable of Loss and Belonging

March 14, 2017
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Children’s connections to one another are layered and complex, and their understanding of the adult world more sophisticated than we usually allow.

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