September 5 (Fenbaum, 2024)
I admired and respected September 5 as a work of art, but I confess that my interpretation of it seemed so out of step with those I saw it with… Continue reading "September 5 (Fenbaum, 2024)"
Category: Disclosure
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Celebration (Anković, 2024)
Celebration (Proslava) is one of those films that one wants to grade on a curve. It has a serious topic — the rise of fascism in Croatia. It is competently… Continue reading "Celebration (Anković, 2024)"
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The Waiting Game (Husain, 2024)
The Waiting Game is a feel-goodish documentary about a charitable organization, the Dropping Dimes Foundation, trying to get the NBA to fund pensions for former American Basketball Association (ABA) players.… Continue reading "The Waiting Game (Husain, 2024)"
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (Komarnicki, 2024)
My favorite scene in Bonhoeffer (I will forgo the cumbersome subtitle for the body of this review) comes early on when Dietrich’s brother has gone to war and their mother… Continue reading "Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (Komarnicki, 2024)"
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Wicked (Chu, 2024)
Wicked is a bright, loud paintball splatter of a movie — one that seems to me to be as uncertain of what it wants to be as it is how… Continue reading "Wicked (Chu, 2024)"
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Red One (Kasdan, 2024)
On the pitch level, Red One sounds as though it should be critic-proof. The always likable Dwayne Johnson stars as an elf who heads Santa’s security team only to see… Continue reading "Red One (Kasdan, 2024)"
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Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey (Hull & Roberts, 2024)
I was moved by Fighting Spirit, a documentary about military chaplains that is conventional in its filmcraft but mostly lets its powerful content speak for itself. While the film is… Continue reading "Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey (Hull & Roberts, 2024)"
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Last Party (Dozol, 2024)
Do a word cloud of early reviews of Last Party, and the most frequently used adjective would most likely be “confusing.” There are, of course, films that are confusing by… Continue reading "Last Party (Dozol, 2024)"
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Chasing Chasing Amy (Rodgers, 2024)
Earlier this year, I wrote on social media about a documentary chronicling the life of a gay subject, and my review almost immediately received a comment (since deleted) expressing surprise… Continue reading "Chasing Chasing Amy (Rodgers, 2024)"
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Dirty Laundry (Walls, 2024)
“Victory lies at the intersection of vulnerability and acceptance,” opines writer/director Rocky Walls. That sentiment so earnestly captures Dirty Laundry‘s themes and tone that it is tempting to accept it… Continue reading "Dirty Laundry (Walls, 2024)"