Lost Girls
A pair of new films just off the festival circuit focus on the inner lives of young women with grown-up problems.
Author: kenmorefield
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Hope Springs Eternal (Newell, 2018)
Someone I loved died of cancer a few years ago. I spent a good portion of Hope Springs Eternal wondering what she would have thought about the film and trying… Continue reading "Hope Springs Eternal (Newell, 2018)"
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Favorite Film Series: Claire’s Knee (Rohmer, 1970)
Claire’s Knee is my favorite film from my least favorite year of film history.
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At the End of the Day (O’Brien, 2018)
Near the conclusion of At the End of the Day, a kind Christian woman offers up the film’s coda. It’s not, as you may suspect from the film’s advertising that… Continue reading "At the End of the Day (O’Brien, 2018)"
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American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs (Strom, 2017)
A documentary about Eugene Debs ought to be a can’t-miss proposition right now. We live in a contentious political climate that makes revisiting past conflicts urgent. But as bad as… Continue reading "American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs (Strom, 2017)"
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Slumdog Millionaire — 10 Years Later (Boyle, 2008)
One of the most memorable and problematic images from Slumdog Millionaire is of a young Jamal, covered in excrement, triumphantly raising his arms in and letting out a joyful cry.… Continue reading "Slumdog Millionaire — 10 Years Later (Boyle, 2008)"
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Oh Lucy! (Hirayanagi, 2018)
Warning: This review contains plot spoilers.
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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (Wenders, 2018)
Go to the Youtube page containing the trailer for Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, a week before the film opens, and you may be surprised to find scores and scores of comments, most vituperative.
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Poetry in America
I've wondered many times since then if my own abiding ambivalence about poetry stems less from some intellectual or spiritual defect and more from being forced to study poetry before anyone was ready to really teach me and I was ready to really learn it.
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Full Frame 2018 — Six Documentaries to Look for in 2018
Full Frame is a documentary lover's paradise, an oasis of smart, thoughtful, often probing films that nestled in early April between the January post-awards dumping ground and the May launch of summer action movies.