The State of Texas vs. Melissa
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, a little girl named JonBenét Ramsey was murdered . Like so many other idle observers, I immediately assumed one or more members of… Continue reading "The State of Texas vs. Melissa"
Category: Disclosure
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Martin Eden (Marcello, 2019)
When I first heard that Jack London’s political novel Martin Eden was being made as a film set in modern-day Naples, I wasn’t sure how well the book’s themes would… Continue reading "Martin Eden (Marcello, 2019)"
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Driven to Abstraction (Price, 2019)
Is it really impossible to forge a Jackson Pallock painting?
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Summer Streaming — 2020
Summerland Made In Italy Tesla Measure for Measure Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
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Days of the Whale (Arroyave Restrepo, 2019)
The selling point for Days the Whale, at least for me, was the setting. It is set in Medellín, but it isn’t about drug traffickers. That alone makes it worth… Continue reading "Days of the Whale (Arroyave Restrepo, 2019)"
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Boys State (Moss, 2020)
“And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me / He’d grown up just like me / My boy was just like me.” — “Cats in the Cradle,”… Continue reading "Boys State (Moss, 2020)"
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Nakom (Norris & Pittman, 2016)
Nakom doesn’t pander to Western viewers. We are introduced to Iddrisu Awinzor (Jacob Ayanaba) while he is at medical school and follow him in his return to the village of… Continue reading "Nakom (Norris & Pittman, 2016)"
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Flannery (Bosco & Coffman, 2020)
When I was an undergraduate in the mid 1980s, The Chronicle of Higher Education surveyed ninety-nine literature professors, asking which works written since the end of World War II would… Continue reading "Flannery (Bosco & Coffman, 2020)"
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Greyhound (Schneider, 2020)
Tom Hanks is the selling point for Greyhound. In it, the actor — and now writer — has found a vehicle that is completely on brand. The film. like the… Continue reading "Greyhound (Schneider, 2020)"
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Corpus Christi (Komasa, 2019)
Corpus Christi was Poland’s entry for Best International Film at the 2020 Academy Awards. It is a strong film that may well have taken home a prize most years, but… Continue reading "Corpus Christi (Komasa, 2019)"