Peg Aloi

Film Review: “The Green Knight” – Of Vanity, and Verdigris

August 9, 2021
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Filmmaker David Lowery plumbs the depths of this ancient tale, discovering the places where the human and the otherworldly intersect, where the earthbound meets the ethereal.

Watch Closely: On the Couch with “In Treatment” — Stimulatingly Cathartic

July 19, 2021
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The increased racial and cultural diversity of In Treatment’s cast and overall tone are noteworthy and commendable.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Mare of Easttown” — Women Hold Up Half the World

July 9, 2021
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Mare of Easttown is particularly effective in interweaving troubled domestic timelines, families held together by women who are on the brink of psychic or emotional collapse.

Film Review: “Undine” — Subtle Mythology, Intense Emotion

June 5, 2021
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Undine is a film best savored (and best absorbed) with a second viewing. Viewers must be open to its charms, perhaps allowing memories of the primal to seep into their consciousness.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Halston” — Gifted, Greedy, and Gregarious

June 3, 2021
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There are stunning scenes full of energy and visual beauty, but Halston left me feeling somewhat cold.

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Three)

May 29, 2021
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More homages to 1971’s magnificent bursts of cinematic iconoclasm.

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Two)

April 15, 2021
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1971 gave us bursts of magnificent cinematic iconoclasm that had no future — culturally or politically.

Film Review: “Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched” — Definitive Documentary on Folk Horror

March 20, 2021
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There’s no question in my mind that Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched will remain the definitive work on the history of folk horror for many years to come.

Film Review: “Saint Maud” — Stylish, Subtle, and Sometimes Scary

March 14, 2021
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This is a dazzling debut by filmmaker Rose Glass, who has made a powerful film that is grounded, first and foremost, in the monstrousness of daily living.

Television True Crime Series: “The Investigation” — Unraveling Evil

March 3, 2021
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The Investigation is a slow-burning thriller that fuses the gravity of a documentary with the darkness of a complex murder mystery.

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