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Movie Review: 'Sloane: A Jazz Singer'
A kind and sentimental documentary about a humble and lovely performer.
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Movie Review: 'Shortcomings'
A fine rom-com-drama that's great at recognizing the one key element about its protagonist: that he's terrible.
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Movie Review: 'Cosmic Disco Detective Rene'
Indie filmmaking at its finest, this followup to 'The Secret Society for Slow Romance' is one charming comedy.
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Review: They Shoot at Salesmen, Don't They?
The punishing landscape of America between the coasts is punctuated by depression, desperation, and death in "Blood for Dust."
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The Offscreen Scene #1
For the first edition of this newsletter, I express some thoughts on the demolition of a local cinema.
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By Any Means, "Rome: Death to America" Seeks to Build Mind Before Militia
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“American Insurrection” Isn’t the Movie You Think It Is
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Lots of Talk and Sex During "The Last Days of Capitalism"
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It’s a Beautiful Life at "Belle Vie,” Even When Way Past the Welcome
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Art Over Everything
A filmmaker absorbs his own plot in "The Devil's Tongue."
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Fantasia Fest 2023: On the Docket
A selection of shorts and features that I'm planning on seeing.
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Safety Impossible!
Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1" is the sum of cinema's choices, and is damn near an untouchable masterpiece.
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Gone Sledding
For all of its sincerity, "The Year of the Dog" just doesn't know what it is.
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It Is Fine, Everything Is Fine
"Wildflower" uses sentimentality and sweetness to reach an understanding of independence.
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Tribeca 2023: A Welcome Shield
"American Sikh" makes a pleasant discovery out of a horrible truth.
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The Exhausted Ones
A family issue puts strain on two brothers, whose perfomances steal the show, in "Stay Awake."
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Tribeca 2023: Bringing Out the (almost) Dead
One man's obsession is everyone's gain in "Kim's Video."
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Sailing Away
"Bristol Fashion" stretches itself far too thin, but keeps things real throughout.
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