Tag: september 2023
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François Truffaut’s Taming of a ‘Wild Child’
The French filmmaker’s dramatization of the real-life case of Victor of Aveyron is frequently moving, but it’s hampered by its aloof presentation and Truffaut’s casting of himself in the lead role.
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Short Takes: ‘Fremont,’ ‘Cassandro,’ and ‘The Origin of Evil’
Movies about immigration, wrestling pioneers, and rich people behaving badly.
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‘Swept Away’: A Shrill, Smart Survival Movie
Lina Wertmüller’s celebrated 1974 movie is an endurance test nearly equal parts offensive and perceptive.
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You Wish ‘Geronimo: An American Legend’ Unfolded from a Different Vantage Point
Walter Hill’s movie is both clear-eyed about the monstrousness of the American government and prone to preferencing the perspectives of white characters.
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‘Clearcut’ is Far Sharper Than Most Revenge Movies
Graham Greene is a force in Ryszard Bugajski’s chilling, thought-provoking 1991 thriller.
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‘Dumb Money’ Plays Like a Better-Than-Average Reenactment
The comedy, based on the GameStop short squeeze of 2021, is well-acted and -written, but little about it suggests dramatization was necessary.
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‘The Nun II’ is a Barely Serviceable Sequel to a Barely Serviceable Spin-Off
Habit-clad demon Valak returns to wreak even more terror after being seemingly damned back to Hell in 2018’s ‘The Nun.’
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The Dark Beauty of ‘Elvira Madigan’
Detractors tend to say that the overwhelming pastoralism of Bo Widerberg’s doomed romance undermines the bleak direction in which the film eventually goes. That’s hardly the case.
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How the Cascade Music Alliance is Uplifting the South Sound Music Community
Musician and co-founder Brittany Danielle says that, with the resource, she wants to build ‘a bigger pie so that we all have enough to eat.’
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‘Deep Rising’ is a Charmless Monster Movie
On Stephen Sommers’ post-‘Jurassic Park’ creature feature.
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‘A Love Song’ is a Quiet, Minor-Key Romance
Revisiting the movie that put character actors Dale Dickey and Wes Studi at the forefront.
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Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott Do Top-Tier Work in ‘Bottoms’
Plus: Virginie Efira is the reason to see twisty psychological thriller ‘Madeleine Collins.’
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