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Lady Macbeth: Yet Here’s a Spot
One reason behind the Samuel L. Jackson-caused scrape this past spring over black British actors portraying African-Americans in American movies is that there’s not...
Fire on Celluloid
I try to take movies on their own terms. That's not the easiest thing to do when it comes to Quentin Tarantino. If you...
Moment: Sorry, Charli
I don’t know enough about the music of Charlotte Aitchison a.k.a. Charli xcx to call myself a fan, though I’ve tended to admire the...
The Lodge: Dead Snow
Five years ago, the filmmaking team of Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz captured the world’s attention with Goodnight Mommy, a horror movie they made...
Film Shorts
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Detective Pikachu (PG) This live-action-and-animation film stars Justice Smith as a young man in a city filled with Pokémon who teams up with Pikachu...
Film Shorts // August 17-23, 2022
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Beast (R) Idris Elba stars in this thriller as a man whose family is stalked by a lion during an African safari. Also with...
Lucky Grandma: Figure Eights
Last summer we saw The Farewell, a film revolving around a sweet old Chinese woman that struck a chord with American audiences. However, if...
The Token Meryl Streep Oscar Nomination
Had enough of all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that accompanied last Tuesday’s Oscar nominations? Don’t worry, I’m not going to join them,...
R.I.P., Giorgio Chinaglia
A piece of American soccer history passed away over the weekend when Giorgio Chinaglia died of a heart attack at age 65. The Italian...
Skin I Live In: Hide and Sick
OK, here’s one of the more messed-up things I’ve seen in a while, and I mean that mostly in a good way. Much of...
