The Last Duel (Scott, 2021)
The Last Duel is a big, new, studio film that is neither franchise, reboot, nor sequel. It comes at a point where everyone, even some of my friends who are… Continue reading "The Last Duel (Scott, 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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Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (Vreeland, 2021)
The most misleading word in the title of Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s new documentary profile of two of America’s most influential 20th-century writers may very well be “and.” Those with a… Continue reading "Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (Vreeland, 2021)"
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A Once and Future Peace (Metzgar, 2021)
When I was an undergraduate student several decades ago, I took a General Education class in “Social Problems” and was assigned to do a book report. I picked a book… Continue reading "A Once and Future Peace (Metzgar, 2021)"
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Storm Lake (Levinson and Risius, 2021)
Some of my favorite documentaries are about stories that change drastically as they are being filmed. Lauren Greenfield’s The Queen of Versailles is one example. What begins as a straightforward… Continue reading "Storm Lake (Levinson and Risius, 2021)"
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Hamlet/Horatio (Warner, 2021)
This review will be one of those pieces where I spend 80% of the space being critical of the film in question but nevertheless recommend it. I don’t normally like… Continue reading "Hamlet/Horatio (Warner, 2021)"
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The Passing On (Clarke, 2020)
The word “acceptance” plays a prominent role in The Passing On, Nathan Clarke’s new documentary about an African-American funeral director mentoring his potential successor. When James Bryant quizzes his mentee… Continue reading "The Passing On (Clarke, 2020)"
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Antigone (Desraspe, 2019)
I don’t think you need to know Sophocles’s twenty-four hundred-year-old play to understand Sophie Desraspe’s very loose adaptation of it. You certainly don’t need to know it in order to… Continue reading "Antigone (Desraspe, 2019)"