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Party (2000)
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Don't Deliver Us From Evil (1971)
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Werewolf of Washington (1973)
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God's Land (2010)
Joy in That Thing You Do
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It (1927)
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Red-Headed Woman (1932)
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Who Am I This Time? (1982)
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
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Nothing Sacred (1937)
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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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What Happened Was... (1994)
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Torch Singer (1933)
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Category Archives: Movies
For Roger Ebert: Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell
I’m a huge admirer of Sarah Polley’s career, in general. Her latest film, a documentary, is called Stories We Tell, and it’s incredible. My review here at Roger Ebert.
For Roger Ebert: Sightseers
Sightseers, directed by Ben Wheatley, opens this Friday. A couple caravan through the Midlands area of England, killing people along the way. It’s hilarious. Loved it. My review for Roger Ebert.
Ebert Fest 2013: Two Panels, Two Films, and the Glorious Tilda Swinton
The organ pipes in The Virginia Theatre, Urbana, Illinois. Photo by me at Ebert Fest. All throughout Ebert Fest, there were amazing panels, held at the Pine Lounge in the gorgeous student union (which also had the hotel attached to … Continue reading
For Roger Ebert: What Maisie Knew
My latest for Roger Ebert: a review of What Maisie Knew, the modern-day telling of Henry James’ 1897 novel. It’s good. It’s upsetting.
TFF 2013: Run & Jump
Will Forte is great, playing an uptight humorless brain researcher living with a family in Ireland, studying Conor, a 38-year-old man who had a sudden stroke and has returned home totally altered, unable to connect, interact. So many pitfalls. Could … Continue reading
Ebert Fest 2013: Bernie, with Richard Linklater and Jack Black
2012 was a heavy-hitting year. An embarrassment of riches. We had The Master, Moonrise Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, Amour, Beyond the Hills, Argo, Lincoln. The majority of these were in my Top 10 list for 2012. But one … Continue reading
TFF 2013: Oxyana
Sean Dunne’s documentary, Oxyana, tells the devastating story of Oceana, a town in West Virginia, so decimated by Oxycontin addiction that it has been nicknamed “Oxyana”. I’m haunted by this film, which is playing now at Tribeca Film Festival. My … Continue reading
Ebert Fest 2013: Patrick Wang’s In the Family
Roger Ebert ended his review of Patrick Wang’s In the Family with these words: What a courageous first feature this is, a film that sidesteps shopworn stereotypes and tells a quiet, firm, deeply humanist story about doing the right thing. … Continue reading
Ebert Fest 2013: Day 2: To Music and Vincent
Day 2 was busy. Four films on the docket, one of which (Bernie) was one of my favorite films of last year. Definitely in my Top 5. I was thrilled to get a chance to see it on the big … Continue reading
TFF 2013: Thomas Haden Church in Whitewash
Whitewash is a very strange and risky movie, and I found it riveting. Thomas Haden Church is incredible. Now playing at Tribeca Film Festival. My review here at Capital.