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Read the full article »Dad Star Man: A Review Of AD ASTRA
What if there was intelligent life at the farthest reaches of the studio system?
Read the full article »Grown Goonies In The Boonies: A Review of IT Chapter 2
You know if you want to see it, and if you want to see it, you’ll see it, and if you have reservations about seeing it, IT Chapter 2, or, “Grown Goonies in the Boonies,” is likely not for you.
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BOOM FOR REAL: Sara Driver On A Moment Whose Moment Has Come
“Everybody was going to see bands, going to see peoples’ shows. We were all in the same area… I think Luc [Sante in the film] describes him as “impish,” and, yeah, sort of everywhere.”
Read the full article »Premiere: “Raising Bertie” On POV
One of my favorite docs of the year, Margaret Byrne’s long-in-the-works Raising Bertie, is a behaviorally rich and visually ravishing six-year immersion into the largely African-American North Carolina farming community of Bertie County.
Read the full article »FIFTY-PLUS FILMS FOR 2016
In 2016, I saw as many movies as most years (even if when I couldn’t review them all on first release), and I took an additional month to catch up and make room for some second and third look-sees. May the coming year reveal distribution and exhibition creativity to match the grand diversity of movies in 2016.
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