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Hale County This Morning, This Evening documentary review: a flow of time and hope

Hale County This Morning, This Evening documentary review: a flow of time and hope

Fri Jan 18 2019, 06:34pm | 0 comments

Science Fair documentary review: these kids today, with their changing the world…

Science Fair documentary review: these kids today, with their changing the world…

Fri Sep 28 2018, 12:52pm | 0 comments

The Miseducation of Cameron Post movie review: just as she is

The Miseducation of Cameron Post movie review: just as she is

Fri Sep 07 2018, 03:13pm | 5 comments

Sweet Country movie review: an essential confrontation with the ugly not-so-past past

Sweet Country movie review: an essential confrontation with the ugly not-so-past past

Mon Apr 23 2018, 06:27pm | 4 comments

Icarus documentary review: on athletes’ compromised wings

Icarus documentary review: on athletes’ compromised wings

Wed Feb 28 2018, 10:18pm | 1 comment

Strad Style documentary review: a heart full of violins (#Slamdance2017)

Strad Style documentary review: a heart full of violins (#Slamdance2017)

Wed Feb 08 2017, 08:18pm | 2 comments

Weiner documentary review: the unchecked narcissism of politics

Weiner documentary review: the unchecked narcissism of politics

Thu Jul 07 2016, 09:53pm | 3 comments

The Witch movie review: casts a good spell… and then a bad one

The Witch movie review: casts a good spell… and then a bad one

Mon Feb 15 2016, 01:20pm | 43 comments

from Facebook: Kristen Wiig’s new movie doesn’t exist

Fri Jan 29 2016, 10:07pm | 0 comments

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (88th Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (88th Academy Awards) review

Fri Jan 29 2016, 09:29pm | 0 comments

The Hallow movie review: misses the forest for the trees

The Hallow movie review: misses the forest for the trees

Fri Nov 13 2015, 03:37pm | 1 comment

2015 Sundance Film Festival Award-Winning Shorts review: the best of the best

2015 Sundance Film Festival Award-Winning Shorts review: the best of the best

Wed Jun 10 2015, 05:02pm | 1 comment

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night movie review: blood pressure

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night movie review: blood pressure

Tue Mar 31 2015, 07:48pm | 4 comments

Dreamcatcher documentary review: how to get off the streets

Dreamcatcher documentary review: how to get off the streets

Fri Mar 06 2015, 03:38pm | 1 comment

how movies fail girls and women (fans and filmmakers alike)

how movies fail girls and women (fans and filmmakers alike)

Mon Nov 24 2014, 02:03pm | 46 comments

Rich Hill documentary review: American dysfunction

Rich Hill documentary review: American dysfunction

Wed Aug 27 2014, 05:39pm | 0 comments

A Most Wanted Man clip: one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last performances

A Most Wanted Man clip: one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last performances

Mon Feb 03 2014, 09:39am | 2 comments

I was excited about the possibilities of VOD for indie films until I read this

Tue Jan 14 2014, 11:02pm | 8 comments

Mitt trailer: breaking news: Mitt Romney might not be a robot

Mitt trailer: breaking news: Mitt Romney might not be a robot

Thu Dec 19 2013, 12:48pm | 1 comment

Calvary trailer: thou shalt not kill (except with comedy)

Calvary trailer: thou shalt not kill (except with comedy)

Thu Dec 12 2013, 12:24pm | 1 comment

The House I Live In review: incarceration nation

The House I Live In review: incarceration nation

Tue Jul 02 2013, 01:37pm | 6 comments

Fire in the Blood (trailer– no, wait, no trailer)

Fri Feb 08 2013, 11:42am | 0 comments

Stoker (trailer)

Mon Jan 21 2013, 12:22pm | 0 comments

His & Hers (review)

Mon Mar 21 2011, 04:57pm | 0 comments

watch it: where are all the women in film?

Wed Feb 02 2011, 08:01am | 0 comments

question of the day: Has Kevin Smith finally gone mad… or is he brilliant?

Wed Jan 26 2011, 09:19am | 0 comments

Nintendo says no to Justin Bieber; Ricky Gervais won’t host Golden Globes again; Michel Gondry not a fan of 3D; more: leftover links

Sat Jan 22 2011, 01:21pm | 0 comments

The Maid (La Nana) (review)

Wed Jun 16 2010, 01:25pm | 2 comments

question of the day: Do we need film festivals anymore?

Wed May 19 2010, 11:15am | 16 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ ‘The Greatest,’ ‘After.Life,’ ‘The Joneses’

Tue Mar 23 2010, 02:07pm | 4 comments

trailer break: ‘The Yellow Handkerchief’

Mon Feb 22 2010, 10:12am | 1 comment

February 5: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat Feb 06 2010, 05:53pm | 0 comments

because nobody uses teh Googles

Thu Feb 04 2010, 03:52pm | 3 comments

The Cove (review)

Fri Jul 31 2009, 12:50pm | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.,’ ‘My Sister’s Keeper,’ ‘Year One,’ ‘Humpday’

Mon Jun 15 2009, 11:57am | 11 comments

trailer break: ‘Taking Chance’

Thu Jan 08 2009, 12:12pm | 32 comments

Frozen River (review)

Thu Aug 28 2008, 06:37pm | 1 comment

How She Move (review)

Wed Jan 23 2008, 04:17pm | 0 comments

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