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    Lisbeth Deserved Better in David Fincher’s ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’

    by Kali Tuttle December 23, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle December 23, 2021

    Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) got the ending that Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) deserved in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. After years of the government bouncing her around and facing discrimination and violence, she deserved to be…

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    ‘How Green Was My Valley’: Always Relevant

    by Kali Tuttle November 4, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle November 4, 2021

    I was introduced to How Green Was My Valley through Frasier (and no one was surprised). There’s an episode where Frasier goes to several different video rental stores just to find this one movie — How Green Was My Valley.…

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    ‘Warrior’: Good Versus…Good?

    by Kali Tuttle September 23, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle September 23, 2021

    Warrior is a dramatic look at the world of MMA, as seen through the eyes of two brothers with a complicated relationship. While this is a sports movie primarily about fighting, much of Warrior is dedicated to…

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    My Explorations of Tubi TV: Part 14

    by Ingridje September 8, 2021
    by Ingridje September 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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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’: A Journey Toward Doom

    by Ingridje April 30, 2021
    by Ingridje April 30, 2021

    The Alexanderplatz in Berlin. Even if you have never been there, you can easily imagine what it looks like. You must have seen it on the news, a documentary, a video clip, or another movie.…

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    ‘Slalom’: Intense Drama on the Slopes

    by Ingridje April 10, 2021
    by Ingridje April 10, 2021

    Lyz Lopez is not your average teenager. The 15-year-old girl is a skiing prodigy who dreams of becoming a champion. To this end, she has just joined a residential program, where young athletes push themselves…

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    My Explorations of Tubi TV: Part 11

    by Ingridje March 30, 2021
    by Ingridje March 30, 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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  • Retrospectives

    Short-Term Memory Loss in ’50 First Dates’ and ‘Memento’

    by Kali Tuttle March 25, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle March 25, 2021

    On the surface, Memento and 50 First Dates don’t have much in common except for their main plot device of short-term memory loss. Even digging a bit deeper, it’s hard to find the connecting thread between the two.…

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    Jewish International Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Shiva Baby’

    by George Clark March 12, 2021
    by George Clark March 12, 2021

    Emma Seligman’s feature directorial debut Shiva Baby, based on her short of the same name, is an awkward comedy with one of the best, most outlandish premises I’ve seen in a long time. Danielle attends…

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    ‘Test Pattern’: The Aftermath of a Crime Is Just as Harrowing

    by Ingridje February 20, 2021
    by Ingridje February 20, 2021

    It’s been a considerable amount of time since I finished watching Test Pattern and I am still in shock. Although I am not American, I am very familiar with the themes of this movie: the…

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    ‘Malcolm & Marie”s Stunning Performances Elevate a Lackluster Screenplay

    by George Clark February 4, 2021
    by George Clark February 4, 2021

    Sam Levinson’s lockdown project Malcolm & Marie will go down as one of the most divisive movies this year. Starring the incredible Zendaya as Marie and John David Washington as Malcolm, the film is based…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘One for the Road’

    by Aubrey McKay January 30, 2021
    by Aubrey McKay January 30, 2021

    A sad fact of this life is the inevitability of hurting someone we care about. There is no real way around it, and with that hurt comes the concept of reconciliation. We’ve all hurt someone,…

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    ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’: Chadwick Boseman’s Impressive Goodbye

    by Ingridje December 23, 2020
    by Ingridje December 23, 2020

    Every year, a day after the Oscars ceremony, I start writing an article about the awards for the following year. This year was no exception. Of the movies that I predicted to be nominated, some were…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Harvey’ is NOT a Comedy

    by Kali Tuttle December 20, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle December 20, 2020

    For the life of me, I can’t figure out why Harvey (1950) is marketed as a comedy. There are funny parts, sure, but the overall subject matter is pretty depressing. A man is suffering from delusions because…

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    ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Beats ‘Pride and Prejudice’ In My Book

    by Kali Tuttle December 12, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle December 12, 2020

    Sense and Sensibility (1995) is what Pride and Prejudice (2005) wishes it was. Unfortunately, Pride cannot even hope to outshine the candor of Sense and Sensibility.  Like Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility revolves around female characters and their relationships, specifically with male…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Mangrove’: The First Part of Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Is an Overwhelming Success

    by George Clark November 24, 2020
    by George Clark November 24, 2020

    Mangrove is the first film in the five-part Small Axe anthology series directed by Steve McQueen and stars Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Rochenda Sandall, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Sam Spruell and Malachi Kirby. When a group…

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  • ReviewsRomance

    ‘Dating Amber’: Finally, Some Good Queer Friendships

    by Anna Campion November 21, 2020
    by Anna Campion November 21, 2020

    The most important relationships in any teenager’s life, no matter where they are in the world, are their friendships with other teenagers. It’s the crux of socialization, of discovering one’s own identity, of creating a…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Rocks’ Is a Celebration of the Resilience and Loyalty of Young Girls

    by Zoe Dowsett October 14, 2020
    by Zoe Dowsett October 14, 2020

    The teenage experience is often depicted on screen as either excruciatingly idealized, where every 16-year-old is preened to perfection, or a never-ending slog without any light moments or laughter. Rocks is a joyful swerve away…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Misbehaviour’: Too Little, Too Late

    by Anna Campion October 7, 2020
    by Anna Campion October 7, 2020

    People love to write movies about big, important events. I get it. World War II was important, we have a lot of World War II movies. Queen was important, so we got Bohemian Rhapsody. The…

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  • Reviews

    What If Christopher Nolan Made a Rom-Com?

    by Kali Tuttle September 26, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle September 26, 2020

    For those of you that just couldn’t get enough of Tenet, Christopher Nolan has another great film coming to theaters soon! Nolan’s newest film takes a surprising turn as he dives into directing a romantic comedy.…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Goodfellas’ Actually Has Bad Fellas

    by Kali Tuttle September 18, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle September 18, 2020

    In case you were not aware, Goodfellas actually doesn’t have good fellas in it. I don’t mean the actors — the actors are great and are on par with every other Martin Scorsese film. What I…

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  • Streaming DramaStreaming Reviews

    ‘i’m thinking of ending things’: Kaufman’s Latest Is One of the Most Profoundly Depressing Films Ever Made

    by Spencer Henderson September 12, 2020
    by Spencer Henderson September 12, 2020

    The following contains major spoilers for i’m thinking of ending things!!! Let’s be honest, 2020 is just the worst. It is an absolute black hole that swallows anything fun or even relatively comforting in favor…

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  • Features

    ‘Beau Travail’: Hard Work Has Never Looked So Good

    by Blake Ison September 7, 2020
    by Blake Ison September 7, 2020

    Beau Travail is the 1999 cult classic from renowned director, Claire Denis. It tells the story of Galoup, an ex-Foreign Legion officer who recalls his time leading troops in the country of Djibouti; and thanks…

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  • Streaming DramaStreaming Reviews

    ‘An Easy Girl’: A French Connection

    by Anna Campion August 29, 2020
    by Anna Campion August 29, 2020

    I have truly not been able to stop thinking about An Easy Girl, the latest from French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski. The last time I kept thinking about a movie this much after watching it was…

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  • ReviewsRomance

    MIFF 2020 Review: ‘No Hard Feelings’

    by Anna Campion August 11, 2020
    by Anna Campion August 11, 2020

    Call Me By Your Name, a gay coming-of-age romance, blew people away in 2017. I had not seen a film that touched me with a gay male protagonist so much until I watched No Hard…

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  • DramaReviews

    MIFF 2020 Review: ‘Lara’

    by Anna Campion August 10, 2020
    by Anna Campion August 10, 2020

    Lara, Jane-Ole Gerster’s sophomore feature, follows Lara Jenkins, a divorced mother on her 60th birthday. Not only is this her birthday, but it is also her son’s first solo concert as a pianist and composer.…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Radioactive’: The Burden of Brilliance

    by Anna Campion July 26, 2020
    by Anna Campion July 26, 2020

    Biopics, or biographical films, are often difficult to pull off. They are often polarizing, especially among those who are experts or fans of the subject. Bohemian Rhapsody was revered in many ways, but historians and…

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  • Series

    My Explorations of Tubi TV: Part 2

    by Ingridje May 24, 2020
    by Ingridje May 24, 2020

    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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  • DramaReviews

    Bad Relationships Lurk All Around in ‘Clementine’

    by Nick Kush May 8, 2020
    by Nick Kush May 8, 2020

    I always think it’s a little silly when we ascribe descriptors to a film that never intended to have them. Clementine has been described by many as an “erotic thriller”, which is pretty hilarious when…

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  • Streaming DramaStreaming Reviews

    ‘Tigertail’ is a Bittersweet Movie with a Heart

    by Ingridje April 17, 2020
    by Ingridje April 17, 2020

    One of Netflix’s latest additions is an American drama called Tigertail (2020), directed by Alan Yang. It’s a gem of a movie, especially if you like stories about lost love and nostalgia. So far, Yang…

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