Drama

Mass (2021)

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Mass (2021)

There is a vibrating tension under almost every minute of Fran Kranz’s Mass which exists entirely based on its subject matter.  I walked into the...
| November 16, 2021
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Passing (2021)

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Passing (2021)

If we think now of the new visibility sprung from outward protests like Black Lives Matter and #oscarssowhite, it may be important to note that...
| November 14, 2021
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Cry Macho (2021)

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Cry Macho (2021)

Cowboys always lament that they are a dying breed, that the rapid progress of mankind is pushing them out of existence.  The same might be...
| September 17, 2021
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John and the Hole (2020)

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John and the Hole (2020)

[This review is part of my ongoing coverage of the films screened at Birmingham Alabama’s 23rd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival]John and the Hole is a...
| August 29, 2021
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The Day After (1983)

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The Day After (1983)

[This is a repost of a review of 'The Day After' that I did in 2013 on the film's 30th anniversary, reposted here on the...
| August 27, 2021
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The Best Picture Winners: Nomadland (2020)

The Best Picture Winners: Nomadland (2020)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have been handing out awards for more than 90 years, and the results have been spotty at...
| April 26, 2021
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The Best Picture Winners: Parasite (2019)

The Best Picture Winners: Parasite (2019)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have been handing out awards for more than 90 years, and the results have been spotty at...
| February 10, 2020
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Blog: Discovering ‘Citizen Kane’: a film-lover reluctantly indulges The Greatest Movie Ever Made

Blog: Discovering ‘Citizen Kane’: a film-lover reluctantly indulges The Greatest Movie Ever Made

Here’s a shameful confession: I am new to Citizen Kane.  Here I am in my late 40s, I’ve spent a lifetime bathing in the cinema, and...
| June 5, 2019
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