William Tell (Hamm, 2024)
I spent the first ninety minutes of WIlliam Tell muttering, “Okay, this is better than I expected.” I spent the last forty minutes ready for it to be over. The… Continue reading "William Tell (Hamm, 2024)"
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King of Kings (Seong-ho Jang, 2025)
King of Kings is neither the best nor the worst animated Jesus film I have seen. Whether that is an endorsement depends largely on the target audience. After the unexpected… Continue reading "King of Kings (Seong-ho Jang, 2025)"
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Mistress Dispeller (Lo, 2025)
I have been going to Full Frame for almost fifteen years, and Mistress Dispeller is the only film I can think of that I’ve screened at the festival where I… Continue reading "Mistress Dispeller (Lo, 2025)"
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Full Frame 2025 — Quick Hits
I should have plenty of feature reviews from this year’s festival, but I also wanted to set up a page for some shorts or smaller films that help make this… Continue reading "Full Frame 2025 — Quick Hits"
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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)"