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hidden gems from Amazon Prime, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, and Hulu

Sat, Apr 03, 2021
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Passion, creativity, and suspense in stillness… [A teaser of an essay for Patreon patrons and Substack subscribers only.]

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have you found a new movie normal?

Mon, Jul 13, 2020
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I’d love to hear how, as a movie fan, you’re coping with this new entertainment environment.

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13th documentary review: American slavery never ended; here are the receipts

Sun, Jun 07, 2020
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Brutal, necessary watch for all who want to understand why America operates with impunity re its horrendous treatment of Black people. Incisive and shocking, moreso now than when it debuted in 2016.

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The Lovebirds movie review: breaking up on the run

Thu, May 28, 2020
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The hugely appealing Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani share terrific comic and romantic chemistry and work their everywoman and -man charm to the max. Go-to goofy escapism for, say, a pandemic lockdown.

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Becoming documentary review: hope floats

Tue, May 12, 2020
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Verges on an ad for Michelle Obama’s memoir, but a sincerely warm one. We glimpse a woman authentically funny, self-aware, down-to-earth. Like spending time with a friend you didn’t realize you had.

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Extraction movie review: meet the sociopathic white savior

Mon, Apr 27, 2020
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Who are we rooting for in this accidental parody of the empty absurdity of modern action films? Everyone is awful, or a human macguffin. This is soulless technical wankery bereft of humor or humanity.

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The Platform (El hoyo) movie review: bold and bitter food for thought

Mon, Mar 30, 2020
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This sci-fi dreadfest immerses you into a shocking mystery, punches you in the gut, then grips you with a wisdom that transcends its obviousness, daring you to deny that its open savagery is our own.

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Lost Girls movie review: and still unfound

Mon, Mar 16, 2020
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Based-on-fact drama puts the focus where it rarely is onscreen: on women who are victims of male violence. Yet a terrific central performance and an abundance of empathy cannot overcome its clichés.

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Military Wives movie review: tired choir dramedy needs to change the tune

Sat, Mar 07, 2020
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So aggressively precisely what you think it is that there’s almost no point in seeing it. Flattens a true story into generic pap that isn’t even that successfully, authentically feel-good, either.

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I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again, Saturday, January 4th

Wed, Jan 01, 2020
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I’m back for my 11th appearance and the start of my fourth year as a regular recurring guest commentator on this always-fun culture-chat program…

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