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    ‘Back to the Drive-In’ Highlights Theaters’ Growing Problem

    by Patricia Henderson March 17, 2023
    by Patricia Henderson March 17, 2023

    With the rise of COVID-19 shutting down indoor movie theaters, drive-ins saw something of a rebirth in 2020-21. It was the only option for entertainment for many people. A way to both go out and…

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    My Explorations of Tubi TV: Part 15

    by Ingridje December 3, 2022
    by Ingridje December 3, 2022

    Tubi TV is a fascinating, free service full of cult oddities from around the world. It’s got a little bit of everything a movie fan could ever want. As such, on a recurring basis, we’re…

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    ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’: Nan Goldin’s Truth, Sacklers’ Lie

    by James Y. Lee November 27, 2022
    by James Y. Lee November 27, 2022

    One of the first notable visuals in Laura Poitras’s landmark documentary, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, is an excerpt slideshow from Nan Goldin’s legendary photography collection, “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” — as good a time…

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    ‘Shots in the Dark With David Godlis’ by Lewie & Noah Kloster

    by The MovieBabble Staff November 8, 2021
    by The MovieBabble Staff November 8, 2021

    Between 1976 and 1980, young Manhattan photographer David Godlis documented the nightly goings-on at the Bowery’s legendary CBGB, “the undisputed birthplace of punk rock,” with a vividly distinctive style of night photography. Lewie and Noah…

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    ‘While You Were Sleeping’ by Anderson Wright

    by The MovieBabble Staff August 27, 2021
    by The MovieBabble Staff August 27, 2021

    Night shift cleaners in Salt Lake City share their experiences and attitudes toward their essential work.   Nick Kush: While You Were Sleeping is a gentle reminder of the necessary, but mostly unappreciated work that so…

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    ‘How to Breathe in Kern County’ by Chris Filippone

    by The MovieBabble Staff July 30, 2021
    by The MovieBabble Staff July 30, 2021

    As the workday grinds to a halt, a gathering of street racers makes way for the backroads of Bakersfield to find catharsis.   Nick Kush: So little is said throughout How to Breathe in Kern County,…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker’ – The Tragic Lives of David, Peter, and Tom

    by Ingridje March 25, 2021
    by Ingridje March 25, 2021

    Before I saw this movie, I had no idea who David Wojnarowicz was. Its title was also a complete mystery to me. But then I saw the documentary, and I decided to do some background…

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    ‘F.T.A.’ – When Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland Spoke Up

    by Ingridje March 10, 2021
    by Ingridje March 10, 2021

    I am, of course, familiar with Jane Fonda the actress. Indeed, I have admired her in dramas such as The China Syndrome and especially They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Honestly, I even enjoyed her in…

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    My Explorations of Tubi TV: Part 10

    by Ingridje March 8, 2021
    by Ingridje March 8, 2021

    Tubi TV is a fascinating, free service full of cult oddities from around the world. It’s got a little bit of everything a movie fan could ever want. As such, on a recurring basis, we’re…

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    ‘The Reason I Jump’: Seen Through the Eyes of a Critic and an Aspie

    by Ingridje January 8, 2021
    by Ingridje January 8, 2021

    Let’s start with a little bit of explanation. I guess that most of you are unfamiliar with the word “aspie”. It’s shorthand for Asperger’s Syndrome, which is a neurological disorder. Nowadays, Asperger’s is no longer…

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    Denver Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘The Letter’

    by Nick Kush November 11, 2020
    by Nick Kush November 11, 2020

    We normally attribute accusations of witchcraft to the Salem witch trials, or some other time in the distant past that was more conducive to such barbaric measures. Little do we realize that many innocent people…

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    Middleburg Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Assassins’

    by Nick Kush October 28, 2020
    by Nick Kush October 28, 2020

    On February 13th, 2017, Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of Kim Jong-un, was assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia after being attacked with the VX nerve agent, an extremely toxic chemical that has…

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    Middleburg Film Festival 2020 Review: ’76 Days’

    by Nick Kush October 17, 2020
    by Nick Kush October 17, 2020

    On January 23rd, a time that already feels like many, many lifetimes ago, Wuhan, China went under lockdown as the Coronavirus ravaged the region. Healthcare workers were left to play a deadly game of catch-up,…

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    ‘J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius’ Is a Guide To a Fun Kind of Weird

    by Brian Connor October 16, 2020
    by Brian Connor October 16, 2020

    America has always been a fertile ground for new movements and splinter groups. Heck, the Pilgrims were basically a church looking to — in the words of Bender Bending Rodriguez — start their own colony,…

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  • Streaming DocumentariesStreaming Reviews

    ‘The Social Dilemma’ Is Both Powerful and Forgettable

    by Cammy Madden September 22, 2020
    by Cammy Madden September 22, 2020

    The Social Dilemma is one of the latest Netflix Original documentaries to be released by the platform. In many ways, it feels like an unofficial prequel to The Great Hack, another anti-social media documentary by Netflix.…

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  • Retrospectives

    Did ‘Catfish’ Open our Eyes to the Risks of Online Dating?

    by Cammy Madden September 17, 2020
    by Cammy Madden September 17, 2020

    It’s been 10 years since the release of Catfish. Since then, we’ve watched as society’s view of internet dating has flipped. At one time, finding a partner online was essentially considered a final resort for…

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    Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Feels Good, Man’

    by Sean Coates August 18, 2020
    by Sean Coates August 18, 2020

    Back in 2005, American cartoonist Matt Furie created the popular webcomic, Boy’s Club. A re-creation of his halcyon days with his college roommates, Boy’s Club was composed of deadpan comic vignettes of 4 anthropomorphic humanoid…

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    ‘Ode to Desolation’ by Lindsey Hagen

    by The MovieBabble Staff July 31, 2020
    by The MovieBabble Staff July 31, 2020

    Ode to Desolation shares the story of Jim Henterly, a naturalist, illustrator, and fire lookout as he contemplates the dwindling days of Fire Lookouts in North America. With the influence of technology and AI threatening…

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    ‘Money Machine’: Disturbing and Sensational (Not in the Good Way)

    by Patricia Henderson July 11, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson July 11, 2020

    On the first day of October, 2017, tragedy struck in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the final night of Route 91 Harvest, an outdoor country music festival. An estimated 22,000 people were in attendance. At…

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    Why ‘Becoming’ is a Bit Too Lighthearted

    by Ingridje May 15, 2020
    by Ingridje May 15, 2020

    It’s been three and a half years since the Obamas left the political stage, and I still miss them. And guess what? I’m not even American! Still, I miss the ex-president, because of his intelligence,…

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    ‘Sergio’: An Unbalanced Biography

    by Ingridje April 23, 2020
    by Ingridje April 23, 2020

    When starting Sergio, I knew nothing about the movie or its main character. The name sounded sexy. In my imagination, I thought I was going to watch a thriller. On the poster, I saw a…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Citizen K’ is an Urgent Document of Russian Discord and Putin’s Rise to Power

    by Nick Kush January 20, 2020
    by Nick Kush January 20, 2020

    In the ashes of the Soviet Union, Russia was looking for a makeover, ditching socialism in exchange for capitalism. It was supposed to signify a rebirth of sorts, a turning of the page for a…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Moonlight Sonata’ Uses Deafness To Discuss Many Relatable Afflictions

    by Nick Kush October 17, 2019
    by Nick Kush October 17, 2019

    At this point, it’s a cliché to say how we take our most basic functions for granted. Hearing a loved one, having clarity of the mind, for instance. There’s also a reason why those kinds…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Aquarela’ Shows Climate Change Without a Filter

    by Nick Kush August 18, 2019
    by Nick Kush August 18, 2019

    Nature is continuously beguiling. From changing flora to shifting land formations, there’s always something beautiful to behold. Take water, for instance, which is always changing form and the landscape around it. In Aquarela, Viktor Kossakovsky’s…

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    Film Review – Life Overtakes Me (2019)

    by Cammy Madden June 15, 2019
    by Cammy Madden June 15, 2019

    Netflix has been churning out documentary after documentary, and Life Overtakes Me is the latest. With a relatively short runtime of just 40 minutes, it follows several refugee families living in Sweden. Each of these…

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  • Rankings

    The Best Movies of March 2019

    by Nick Kush April 10, 2019
    by Nick Kush April 10, 2019

    Although March was a big month for Disney blockbusters in both Captain Marvel and Dumbo, neither of those films will be discussed here…except for that mention just now. Instead, March 2019 was a month where…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    Film Review – Leaving Neverland (2019)

    by Chris van Dijk March 9, 2019
    by Chris van Dijk March 9, 2019

    I’ll be honest, this documentary affected my deeply. Since this documentary has already made a huge cultural impact, I know I’m not the only one. Though I feel that my reasons are different than most.…

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    Sundance Film Review – N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear (2019)

    by Cammy Madden February 22, 2019
    by Cammy Madden February 22, 2019

    Do you see what happens when the imagination is super-imposed upon the historical event? It becomes a story… – N. Scott Momaday You should never judge a book by its cover. These are words we’re…

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    Film Review – Who Will Write Our History (2019)

    by Patricia Henderson February 17, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson February 17, 2019

    Legendary film critic Roger Ebert once said, “…movies are like a machine that generates empathy.” That movies make us care about people and situations we may never have known about otherwise. This quote often comes…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    Film Review – They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

    by Brennan Dubé January 1, 2019
    by Brennan Dubé January 1, 2019

    Peter Jackson is at the helm of this documentary that takes 100-year old black and white, silent film footage and restores it, enhances it, and colorizes it. These technological transformations help bring the footage to…

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