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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jul 12

Fri, Jul 12, 2019
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Chloë Sevigny costars in horror comedy The Dead Don’t Die; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 27-29

Fri, Mar 29, 2019
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Mary Kay Place stars in drama Diane; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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The Brink documentary review: a nasty piece of work

Thu, Mar 28, 2019
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I feared a portrait of human dumpster fire Steve Bannon would humanize him, but he’s beyond that. Can we use this inside look at his political and cultural manipulations to stop his fomenting of hate?

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11/8/16 (aka November 8th) documentary review: too soon, too soon

Wed, Dec 06, 2017
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An important portrait of America on the day that changed it for the worse… but difficult to watch, with the impact of the election still spiraling out of control.

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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (review)

Thu, Aug 09, 2012
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There is no question that Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and vocal dissident of China’s repressive dictatorship, is one of the most colorful and most significant global figures of the early 21st century…

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