Road to Perth (Peter, 2021)
When I was in graduate school (yea, many years ago), I once earned an “A” on a paper from a respected mentor who was hardly a pushover. When I tried… Continue reading "Road to Perth (Peter, 2021)"
Category: Disclosure–DVDS
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Dune (Villeneuve, 2021)
You may think you’re cool, but you’ll never be “Timothée Chalamet walking in slow motion along a rocky coast under floating spaceships to a Hans Zimmer score” cool. Dune: Part… Continue reading "Dune (Villeneuve, 2021)"
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Adventures of a Mathematician (Klein, 2021)
Adventures of a Mathematician begins with one Jewish scientist telling another an extended joke where a man questions a rabbi about whether sex is “work” or “pleasure.” The joke turns… Continue reading "Adventures of a Mathematician (Klein, 2021)"
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Dear Evan Hansen (Chbosky, 2021)
I am apparently an outlier because I thought this was gloriously messy rather than just messy. It didn’t hurt that I saw it the same week as The Eyes of… Continue reading "Dear Evan Hansen (Chbosky, 2021)"
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Showalter, 2021)
I spent most of my time watching The Eyes of Tammy Faye trying to convince myself that the film was better than I ultimately judged it to be. Why the… Continue reading "The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Showalter, 2021)"
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The Capote Tapes (Burnough, 2019)
The right side of my brain says that The Capote Tapes is the kind of biographical tease that is common in academia. The auteur finds (or has access to) new… Continue reading "The Capote Tapes (Burnough, 2019)"
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On Broadway (Jacoby, 2019)
I approached On Broadway expecting a yearbook approach highlighting the major shows that have shaped American theater in my lifetime. It does that, seamlessly moving from a Chorus Line to… Continue reading "On Broadway (Jacoby, 2019)"
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A Tale of Two Junkets
As a teacher and a film journalist, I have often quoted a favorite childhood riddle that asked, “What is the similarity between an elephant and a plum?” The answer —… Continue reading "A Tale of Two Junkets"
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Once Upon a Sea (Lavy, 2021)
Once Upon a Sea comes touted as “an extended reality” created by Adi Lavy. Virtual Reality videos are still new enough that we haven’t yet developed the critical language with… Continue reading "Once Upon a Sea (Lavy, 2021)"
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Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman (Stratford, 2020)
I judge art documentaries by one of two standards. Does the film tell me something I don’t know about the subject? Is it entertaining or engaging in its own right,… Continue reading "Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman (Stratford, 2020)"