WTO/99
Has it really been over a quarter of a century since the events chornicled in Battle in Seattle? I haven’t thought much about the end-of-the-century protests to the first meeting… Continue reading "WTO/99"
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Helen and the Bear (Blair, 2025)
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its programming for the 2025 festival, and one of the most anticipated films is Helen and the Bear. The film, a portrait… Continue reading "Helen and the Bear (Blair, 2025)"
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Birdsong (Amariz, 2025)
Warning: This review may be considered to contain plot spoilers. Birdsong is hard movie to recommend even though the part of me that naturally roots for new talent wants to… Continue reading "Birdsong (Amariz, 2025)"
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Snow White (Webb, 2025)
In Hollywood vs. America, Michael Medved’s at-times contemptuous description of the industry he covers and the colleagues he covers it with, he shares an anecdote about a critic (who he… Continue reading "Snow White (Webb, 2025)"
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In the Summers (Lacorazza, 2024)
This film is Alessandra Lacorazza’s directorial debut. It won the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, so it is no surprise that it looks and feels more like a… Continue reading "In the Summers (Lacorazza, 2024)"
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Rule Breakers (Guttentag, 2025)
Rule Breakers is a tough film to criticize without sounding like a grinch or a jerk. Nevertheless… The Afghan Girls Robotics Team or Afghan Dreamerz would, one thinks, be a… Continue reading "Rule Breakers (Guttentag, 2025)"
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Captain America: Brave New World (Onah, 2025)
The false flag in the new Captain America film turns out to be the word “Brave.” It is as safe and nondescript as a film about a mentally unhinged American… Continue reading "Captain America: Brave New World (Onah, 2025)"
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The Night is Dark and Colder than the Day (Friedrich, 2025)
Is the fact that its subtitles are too small a legitimate reason for downvoting a film? If I had seen this film at a festival or in a test screening,… Continue reading "The Night is Dark and Colder than the Day (Friedrich, 2025)"
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2025 Top Ten
In Stephen Frears’s adaptation of High Fidelity, the hapless but somehow affable protagonist, Rob, lists his dream jobs, with “architect” coming in at #5. Eventually, after some pushback from his… Continue reading "2025 Top Ten"
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Cash for Gold (Enriquez and Puette, 2024)
One belief that I have developed over twenty-some years as a film critic is that there are more talented people in the industry than there are projects able to showcase… Continue reading "Cash for Gold (Enriquez and Puette, 2024)"