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The Dig (2021)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The perfect backdrop for human drama...
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Posted Feb 5, 2021
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Resistance (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A very uneven but earnest film.
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Posted Dec 1, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?
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Posted Oct 16, 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.
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Posted Oct 7, 2020
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Rocks (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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I was touched by the absolute matter-of-fact multiculturalism.
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Posted Oct 7, 2020
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Undine (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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I'm grateful for Petzold...he's truly was meant to tell stories through film.
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Posted Oct 7, 2020
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Kajillionaire (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The movie has things to say about parenting, romance, capitalism and the therapeutic value of trying to repair the past.
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Posted Oct 7, 2020
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Billie (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The director makes excellent use of the authority of these voices...what a gift and what a life.
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Posted Oct 7, 2020
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()
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Lisa Nesselson
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It sends up the French entertainment industry and the ludicrous received wisdom about Black people.
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Posted Jul 30, 2020
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Abou Leila (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Surreal elements make this sun-drenched western part-thriller, part-tragedy...
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Posted Jul 30, 2020
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Malmkrog (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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I was especially taken with the idea of the antichrist uniting humanity, and the women speaking their minds...this touches colonialism, servitude, war and peace, topics we are still figuring out...
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Posted Jul 13, 2020
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Irresistible (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Stewart skewers human behavior with an affectionate touch...
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Posted Jul 13, 2020
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Les misérables (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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As topical as can be...the phenomenal of the success of this film is an argument for sticking to your guns.
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Posted Jun 12, 2020
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Jumbo (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Definitely one to look forward to...
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Posted Jun 12, 2020
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
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Lisa Nesselson
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We can see comedy, social drama, even a few westerns in there...her name should never, ever be forgotten again.
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Posted Apr 28, 2020
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Hanks aligns so closely with the real Fred Rogers.
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Posted Apr 28, 2020
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A Son (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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One of the most exciting movies I've seen in quite some time.
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Posted Mar 26, 2020
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()
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Lisa Nesselson
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It lurches from episode to episode without that essential flicker that brings genuine life...
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Posted Mar 26, 2020
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Mientras Dure La Guerra (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The period feels authentic and the stakes couldn't be higher...fascism is as scary now as it was in the 1930s...
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Posted Mar 26, 2020
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Richard Jewell (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Rockwell is marvelous...Eastwood gives us a pertinent portrait of how hard it is to clear your name once the tyranny of the news cycle gets ahold of you.
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Posted Mar 26, 2020
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Dark Waters (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Sometimes, sometimes, Herculean effort does pay off...an extremely well-told story.
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Posted Mar 26, 2020
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The Lost Prince (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Difficult to describe, this is a movie I would not wish upon my own enemy...
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Posted Feb 19, 2020
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This Changes Everything (2018)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Very damning, and kind of sad...
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Posted Feb 19, 2020
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Mickey and the Bear (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A character study pulled off through superb performances.
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Posted Feb 19, 2020
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Arab Blues (2020)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Rough around the edges, but I did like it...
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Posted Feb 19, 2020
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Two of Us (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It's not a dark secret, but a radiant secret...and you are so, so happy for them.
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Posted Feb 19, 2020
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Selfie (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Not a smart movie, which is too bad...
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Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Bombshell (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Ailes is brilliantly portrayed by John Lithgow...
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Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Slacker (1991)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It holds up, a time capsule of laid-back denizens of Austin, TX that harkens back to the first stirrings of the independent film movement. It's also very funny.
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Posted Feb 11, 2020
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A White, White Day (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A fascinating character, splendidly portrayed...
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Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Jojo Rabbit (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The problem for me is that it just doesn't strike me as that daring or that funny. It doesn't offend me, it's just not that interesting...
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Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The Translators (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The characters aren't really developed...but the film at least puts in a good word for literary translators...
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Posted Feb 11, 2020
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()
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Lisa Nesselson
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A marvelous cast and an unusual history lesson.
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Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Cunningham (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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What this presents is the essence of movement...
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Posted Jan 13, 2020
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Tommaso (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Willem Dafoe is sometimes mellow, sometimes erratic, but always interesting to watch.
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Posted Jan 13, 2020
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The Good Liar (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It's hard to guess the motivations of the characters...Mirren and McKellen are always fun to watch, no matter the material, but this material is wobbly.
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Posted Jan 13, 2020
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Little Women (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A timely retelling of a beloved classic.
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Posted Jan 13, 2020
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The Wild Goose Lake (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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A very colorful film noire...not sure I completely followed the intrigue, but there is a virtuoso tension that left me riveted...
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Posted Dec 30, 2019
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Twenty-four hours later, I can already feel most of that movie evaporating from my memory...
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Posted Dec 30, 2019
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Knives and Skin (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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It's ambitious, very ambitious, in juggling a wide range of characters on a very limited budget...it didn't speak to me but I invite everyone to see for themselves...
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Posted Dec 30, 2019
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Proxima (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Ava Green is ideal for conveying the gravitas that comes with training without gravity...
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Posted Dec 30, 2019
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Sympathy for the Devil (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The recklessness, the rigor...an important movie and an important anecdote to "fake news..."
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Posted Dec 30, 2019
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Sweet Song (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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The main attraction here is Karin Viard as Louise, but she's so peculiar I felt like yelling at the screen.
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Posted Dec 4, 2019
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It Must Be Heaven (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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[Elia] Suleiman's sensibility is Kafka meets Buster Keaton -- tragic, but droll.
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Posted Dec 4, 2019
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Marriage Story (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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Marriage Story is wonderfully complex.
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Posted Dec 4, 2019
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Ford v Ferrari (2019)
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Lisa Nesselson
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This puts us right in the driver's seat, about mechanical excellence, human foils, the nature of competition...without being lectured to, it feels organic.
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Posted Nov 14, 2019
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