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Review: Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2023)
I reviewed the sequel to the 2012 Oscar-nominated Ernest & Celestine for Ebert. It is really kid-friendly with very positive messages about friendship and support and sticking up for yourself, but there’s some stuff only adults will perceive: subtly done, … Continue reading
Review: Scrapper (2023)
An amazing directorial debut. I loved it. A 21st century entry in the sadly-rare Tomboy Movie Pantheon! I reviewed Scrapper for Ebert.
Review: birth/rebirth (2023)
This movie is creepy and disturbing, and … honestly it turned my stomach. Not just because some of it is gross, but because … well, because … by thinking it gross, I am thinking of my own body, womens’ bodies, … Continue reading
Review: Between Two Worlds (2023)
Juliette Binoche is a perfect actress, she does everything right. Her instincts are so pure, they always have been. She’s wondrous. And she is in Between Two Worlds too, but the film has some big problems, mainly the story being … Continue reading
Review: A Compassionate Spy (2023)
Steve James’ latest, about the Manhattan Project physicist Ted hall who passed on information about the implosion bomb to Soviet agents: my review of A Compassionate Spy. Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what … Continue reading
Review: The Unknown Country (2023)
I loved this film about a Lakota woman, estranged from her family and the reservation, driving from the Badlands down to Texas in the wake of her grandmother’s death. Starring the wonderful Lily Gladstone (from Certain Women, where she first … Continue reading
Review: The Deepest Breath (2023)
For me, this documentary about free diving is the stuff of nightmares. The hook is getting to hang around with people who are monomaniacal about one thing only – and you have to be if you are going to do … Continue reading
Review: The Miracle Club (2023)
I reviewed The Miracle Club for Ebert.
Review: The YouTube Effect (2023)
Alex Winter’s latest documentary is about the rise … and rise … of YouTube. This is all such recent history – as of course it must be – that it’s hard to get perspective on it, and I’m not sure … Continue reading
June 2023 Viewing Diary
Succession (2018-2023) I finally watched, having somehow resisted the DEAFENING buzz over the last couple of years. I like Jeremy Strong, liked his small moment in Zero Dark Thirty, he totally stood out in The Big Short (directed by one … Continue reading
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