Broken Bird
“Broken Bird,” despite its short run time, is a simple film with a poignant and relevant message. The film follows the life of its protagonist, a biracial teenage girl named… Continue reading "Broken Bird"
Category: Disclosure
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The Invisible Man (Whannell, 2020)
So it falls to me to be that guy. The woke critic who points out that the film sadistically brutalizes women for 120 minutes of entertainment in order, ostensibly, to… Continue reading "The Invisible Man (Whannell, 2020)"
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Burden (Heckler, 2019)
A not so funny thing happened on the way to and through Oscar So White. Actually, it happened before then. It’s been going on for as long as I’ve been… Continue reading "Burden (Heckler, 2019)"
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Top End Wedding (Blair, 2019)
My fear going into Top End Wedding was that it would be My Big Fat Greek Aboriginal Wedding or Crazy Non-Rich Non Asians. What I got was a pleasant surprise.… Continue reading "Top End Wedding (Blair, 2019)"
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Dolittle (Gaghan, 2020)
I happened to screen Dolittle on the same morning I got a newsletter update from a non-profit about the Australian wildfires. I am told that over one billion animals have… Continue reading "Dolittle (Gaghan, 2020)"
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Cats (Hooper, 2019)
There is an early episode of The Simpsons, oft-quoted in the Morefield household, in which Mr. Burns hires MLB All-Stars to play as ringers on the corporate softball team and… Continue reading "Cats (Hooper, 2019)"
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Richard Jewell (Eastwood, 2019)
For the first fifteen minutes or so, I worried that Richard Jewell was going to be little more than director Clint Eastwood caricaturizing law-enforcement and the media in some sort… Continue reading "Richard Jewell (Eastwood, 2019)"
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63 Up (Apted, 2019)
I approached 63 Up with two metanarratives about the series wrestling to frame my experience. The first narrative — and seemingly the more common one based on early reviews —… Continue reading "63 Up (Apted, 2019)"
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Epstein and Friedman, 2019)
There is a scene in Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am — the year’s other great documentary about an iconic and influential female artist — where one of her academic… Continue reading "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Epstein and Friedman, 2019)"
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Miss Arizona (McAlpin, 2018)
Miss Arizona is a hard film to dislike, but it turns out to be an even harder film to recommend. I am not typically in the habit of writing responses… Continue reading "Miss Arizona (McAlpin, 2018)"