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Feathers
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Less of a feel-good movie, more of a feel-bored movie. Which is unfortunate, because it really does get off to a fetching start in the first 15 minutes or so.
Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Broken Keys
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Jimmy Keyrouz draws inspiration from true events in Syria for his début feature, while providing a hopeful perspective on the battle between religious extremism and the arts.
Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Vortex
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Vortex discovers how the gentle decline of an intellectual couple prompts poignant questions about our own existence.
Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It offers terrific insights into the lives of its women characters.
Posted Apr 15, 2022
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Arthur Rambo
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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I was disappointed to the point of irritation. It should be real food for thought but comes off as didactic and wearisome.
Posted Feb 25, 2022
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Persian Lessons
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Nahuel Pérez Biscayart puts his polyglot talents to good use...
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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Playground
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Belgian filmmaker Laura Wandel paints a troubling portrait of childhood.
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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C'mon C'mon
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A touching adult-child relationship develops in Mike Mills' latest film with a low-key plot and an aesthetic appeal...
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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Spencer
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Stewart captures the essence of being in an oppressive environment.
Posted Jan 19, 2022
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Nightmare Alley
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It's hard to recommend this film when I found the 1947 version (even its poster) to be so much more satisfying.
Posted Jan 19, 2022
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West Side Story
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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When Spielberg makes a film, it's a film all the way.
Posted Dec 30, 2021
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The Card Counter
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Intelligent, rich, pertinent, tense storytelling for grownups. The stakes feel real.
Posted Dec 30, 2021
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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I think Holland is incredibly talented...
Posted Dec 30, 2021
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A Hero
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Farhadi, who already made an instant classic...has found enormous success.
Posted Dec 30, 2021
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Aline
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The concept is almost psychedelic, with the matter-of-fact bending of time and space...this shouldn't work, but it does, and in my opinion, beautifully and with humor.
Posted Nov 24, 2021
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Magnetic Beats
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The freedom is extraordinary...intoxicating...
Posted Nov 24, 2021
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Cry Macho
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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At 91 years old, actor and director Clint Eastwood is still bringing his quiet intensity to the big screen, in stories that explore the dustier corners of the American experience.
Posted Nov 10, 2021
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Three Floors
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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I don't particularly enjoy Moretti's movies, and I don't think this one is very good...but there is one device that really got to me...
Posted Nov 10, 2021
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No Time to Die
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It entertains and it's definitely worth a trip to the theater...sampling itself while straddling old and new...
Posted Oct 06, 2021
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Flag Day
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Mysterious is fine, but frustratingly opaque is not.
Posted Oct 06, 2021
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City of Lies
(2018)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A complex tale about a still-unsolved homicide.
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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Dune
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The case can be made that it's women who really run this universe...
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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The Night House
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Rebecca Hall does a very, very good job, and this is genuinely scary.
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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Supernova
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A modest but absolutely loving film that's very involving thanks to wonderful performances...
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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Pleasure
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The involving and edifying tale of a young woman..,.
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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An extremely rigorous and amazingly-interesting film.
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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Ahed's Knee
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Fans who love this director's work really love it. I'm not one of them yet, but he's unquestionably a gifted filmmaker with strong personal ideas to convey...
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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Charlatan
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The acting and production design are both top-notch.
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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French Tech
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Bruno Podalydès skewers the jargon-infested, productivity-obsessed contemporary world of work in French Tech...
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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Teddy
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The brothers are definitely talents to watch...
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It's clear Newton was a considerate man and a superb collaborator...really entertaining film.
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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Titane
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The film is leveled by its humor...
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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Memoria
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Meditations on nature, our place in the world, where time sort of stops.
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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Good Mother
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The authentic cast and decor bring to life the story of a working-class woman living in the north of Marseille.
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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My Octopus Teacher
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The footage is magnificent, and over the entire running time, I never grew tired of it.
Posted May 04, 2021
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A Black story for a Black ensemble, well-made and true to the material.
Posted May 04, 2021
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The Addiction
(1995)
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Lisa Nesselson
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You can look at it as an allegory for addiction...or you can enjoy the sexy and unnerving tale.
Posted Mar 30, 2021
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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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He's been called the greatest rapper who ever lived. This doc didn't really help me understand why.
Posted Mar 30, 2021
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Nomadland
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A great American road film...
Posted Mar 11, 2021
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The Mauritanian
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Foster is fantastic in her fine-turn as a real-life lawyer...
Posted Mar 11, 2021
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Next Door
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A sardonic critique of celebrity and romance...
Posted Mar 11, 2021
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I'm Your Man
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Very intriguing...
Posted Mar 11, 2021
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The Dig
(2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The perfect backdrop for human drama...
Posted Feb 06, 2021
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Resistance
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A very uneven but earnest film.
Posted Dec 02, 2020
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Breathless
(1959)
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Lisa Nesselson
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An irreverent French spin on Godard's affection for American gangster movies...
Posted Nov 11, 2020
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17 Girls
(2011)
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Lisa Nesselson
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An altogether French film populated with fresh-faced and energetic young women...
Posted Nov 11, 2020
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Water Lilies
(2007)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Parents and other authority figures are so tangential...
Posted Nov 11, 2020
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Cafe au Lait
(1993)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A hip interracial comedy with jaunty rap-inflected scores...grounded in the reality of multiethnic city life, this is the 100-percent answer to She's Gotta Have It...
Posted Nov 11, 2020
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The themes could not be more relevant to today...can justice prevail with a biased judge in charge?
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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Cuties
(2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Cuties is not a great film, but it is a sensitive and thought-provoking portrait.
Posted Oct 08, 2020
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