Friday, September 12, 2025

In the Land of the Enlightened where truth is found via...

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In the documentary In The Land of the Enlightened two worlds collide visually, technically and spiritually. This is a hybrid documentary, meaning some shots...

Plaza de la Soledad offers a non-judgmental take on prostitution —...

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The new documentary Plaza de la Soledad is an artistic rumination on aging that presents interwoven stories of different low-income Mexican women who are...

Morgan: a schlocky movie unaware of its own schlockiness — a...

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With his directorial debut, Morgan, Luke Scott -- son of Ridley Scott -- can't seem to see past his own ego to acknowledge inherit flaws in the script by...

In Don't Think Twice, tragedy + your bad day = comedy...

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In Don’t Think Twice, comedian Mike Birbiglia once again taps into his sense for tragi-comedy to exorcise his demons by putting his personal struggles on...

Land and Shade: the ties that bind, love, belonging and family...

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One of the most powerful films you will see this year is Land and Shade (Tierra y Sombra). The 2015 winner of the prestigious Cannes...

On the films of Jonas Trueba — a young Spanish filmmaker...

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His middle name is Groucho but his comedy is far from the Marx legacy that influenced his father, Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba, and though...

Little Men and the heartbreaking inevitable — a film review

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Get ready, one of the most heart-rending movies of 2016 may be Little Men. It's one of those films that will hit you like...

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World considers the state...

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There are few things today as ubiquitous as the internet. Our daily lives are sorted and stored online in a variety of ways, and...

Director Lucile Hadzihalilovic talks about the pleasures of surreal film narrative...

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Tonight, Evolution, the sci-fi/horror hybrid by French writer/director Lucile Hadzihalilovic will have its Florida premiere at the Second Annual Popcorn Frights Film Festival (Our review: Evolution...

The Childhood of a Leader presents obscure yet potent portrait of...

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The directorial feature debut by American writer/actor Brady Corbet offers an arcane psychological portrait of a little boy who grows up to become a fascist leader. The storytelling...