Living (Hermanus, 2022)
My film year was sandwiched by a pair of disappointments. It was marked on the front end by the release of The Batman, a reboot of a beloved character that… Continue reading "Living (Hermanus, 2022)"
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Kitchen Brigade (Petit, 2023)
There is a stage-setting scene at the beginning of Kitchen Brigade in which sous chef Cathy Marie (Audrey Lamy) clashes with her celebrity chef boss about what seasoning will elevate… Continue reading "Kitchen Brigade (Petit, 2023)"
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Borrowed (Betancourt and Ortega, 2022)
Borrowed is one of those gay films that avoids using the word “gay” too frequently in its press materials but which announces its orientation pretty clearly in its opening scenes.… Continue reading "Borrowed (Betancourt and Ortega, 2022)"
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Food and Romance (Appelin, 2022)
Food and Romance tackles some weighty themes, and it is to be commended for sidestepping some of the most clichéd plot points of the genre. But it is ultimately too… Continue reading "Food and Romance (Appelin, 2022)"
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The Fabelmans (Spielberg, 2022)
This Thanksgiving weekend is going to start one of the best holiday movie seasons I can remember in a long time. Devotion, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Movie, and All… Continue reading "The Fabelmans (Spielberg, 2022)"
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Strange World (Nguyen, 2022)
In 1989, when I saw The Little Mermaid as a freshman in college, I did not know that I was watching the beginning of the Disney “renaissance.” I just knew… Continue reading "Strange World (Nguyen, 2022)"
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Coogler, 2022)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a valiant addition to the Black Panther legacy and the Marvel Universe. It brings back many of the things that audiences loved about Black Panther… Continue reading "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Coogler, 2022)"
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A Star without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (Kelleykahn, 2022)
The documentary, the directorial debut of Kirk E. Kelleykahn, might sound from the title as though it is exclusively focused on a crusade to get Juanita Moore a star on… Continue reading "A Star without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (Kelleykahn, 2022)"
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Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul (Ebo, 2022)
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul is being marketed as a “satirical comedy,” so the starting point of any honest review has to be that I didn’t laugh once. That… Continue reading "Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul (Ebo, 2022)"
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Kaepernick & America (Hockrow and Walker, 2022)
Kaepernick & America, a documentary by Tommy Walker and Ross Hockrow, uses an ancient method of argumentation to breathe fresh life into Colin Kaepernick’s nearly decade-long crusade for racial justice… Continue reading "Kaepernick & America (Hockrow and Walker, 2022)"