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Belle Tones
I know what social media is now. It’s a pink-haired girl singing a pop song while riding through cyberspace on the back of a...
Film Shorts // January 5-11, 2022
OPENING
American Siege (R) Yet another cop thriller starring Bruce Willis, this is about a small-town sheriff fighting a militia that takes a wealthy doctor...
Best Documentaries of 2021
Maybe this pandemic has encouraged more people to watch documentaries at home. What’s certain is that not enough of them have made it to...
Holding Out for A Hero
In the wake of Iran’s phony election of 2009 that re-installed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president, the country cracked down on its filmmakers, so Abbas...
Macbeth: Toil and Trouble
And still I haven’t seen a convincing film version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood comes closest, and Scotland, PA comes a...
The Best Lead Performances of 2021
Do movie stars exist anymore? I mean the old-fashioned type that can pull an audience to the theater just on marquee value alone. I...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2021
One reason why this job doesn’t wear on me is that I take so much pleasure in welcoming new directorial talents to our screens....
Film Shorts // December 28, 2021 – January 4, 2022
OPENING
Arjuna Phalguna (NR) This Indian romantic film stars Sree Vishnu, V.K. Naresh, Dayanand Reddy, Gaurav Pareek, Mahesh Achanta, and Amritha Aiyer. (Opens Friday)
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The Best Movie Dialogue of 2021
This year’s feature on the best movie dialogue is unusually heavy on monologues. I wish I knew what that meant. I do still enjoy...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2021
Back to normal service, everyone. My annual list of the best achievements in film was delayed last year, but now it’s back in December...
