Peg Aloi

Film Review: “Chevalier” — Memorable Macho Madness

May 27, 2016
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Chevalier is a hilarious but unapologetic glimpse into bad behavior among men who fancy themselves among society’s elite.

Film Review: “Sunset Song” — Misogyny in the Highlands

May 22, 2016
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I wanted to like Sunset Song, steeped as it is in Scottish history and scenery.

Film Review: “High-Rise” — Concrete Meltdown

May 13, 2016
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High-Rise‘s urban apocalypse is laid on thick. One wishes for a modern existence that is not quite so alienating.

Film Review: “The Dying of the Light” — Cinema’s Fading Glory

April 8, 2016
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While there are some folks younger than 30 who are eagerly learning this dying art, most of the projectionists are what we could sadly call a dying breed.

Film Interview: A Brief Conversation with Filmmaker Peter Flynn

April 7, 2016
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The Dying of the Light looks at the history of film projection by way of the projectionists themselves.

Film Review: “Take Me to the River” — Morality in the Midwest

April 3, 2016
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Being a gay teen trapped on a rural farm among homophobes who suspect you’re a child molester is a terrifying situation.

Fuse Film Review: “Trapped” — Our Bodies, Our Clinics

March 12, 2016
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When it comes to women’s reproductive rights it is looking an awful lot like The Handmaid’s Tale out there, folks.

Fuse Oscar Predictions 2016 — Who Should Win? Who Will Win?

February 28, 2016
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Eight nominees? WTF, Academy? If you’re going to change the structure to allow ten nominees, then have ten nominees!

Film Review: “The Witch” — Mother Nature’s a Bitch and So am I

February 20, 2016
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The Witch‘s brief jolts of violence seem perfectly calibrated to knock us out of our seats..

Film Remembrance: Alan Rickman — An Actor who Embodied Evil, Heartbreak, and Mystery

January 15, 2016
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Rickman was that rare actor whose low-key intensity was punctuated with just enough hilarity or insanity to make his characters unforgettable.

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