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Tag Archives: reviews
Review: Dual (2022)
I reviewed Dual, a film having to do with doppelgangers and/or doubles (a pet favorite sub-genre).
Review: Aline (2022)
Something very strange happens in the first ten minutes of this “fictional” biopic of Celine Dion, something I really couldn’t recover from. It’s one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen. I reviewed for Ebert.
Review: The Bubble (2022)
I reviewed Judd Apatow’s latest for Ebert.
Review: You Are Not My Mother (2022)
Ireland has been killing it in the horror genre for the last ten years. I’ve reviewed a number of them (way back in 2014 I reviewed The Canal for the dearly-departed and sorely-missed The Dissolve – and I REALLY recommend … Continue reading
Review: Phoenix Rising (2022)
I reviewed the two-part documentary Phoenix Rising for Ebert.
Review: Calendar Girl (2022)
A fascinating documentary about a woman I knew nothing about: Ruth Finley, whose Fashion Calendar was published for almost 70 years, and a backbone of the New York fashion industry. I learned a lot! I reviewed for Ebert.
Review: Huda’s Salon (2022)
Such a fantastic film by Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad (I recommend his other films too, particularly Paradise Now and Omar). Huda’s Salon features four tremendous performances (there are really only four characters in it – creating a claustrophobic belljar, a … Continue reading
Review: Cyrano (2022)
The new adaptation of the famous play features musical numbers by The National (the whole thing started as an off-Broadway production in 2019), and stars Peter Dinklage in the title role, where Cyrano’s nose problem is now a height “problem”. … Continue reading
Review: Strawberry Mansion (2022)
I really really loved this. Big fan of Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney’s films. I reviewed for Ebert.
Review: Catch the Fair One (2022)
For Ebert, I reviewed the excellent Catch the Fair One, starring real-life boxing world champion in the welterweight/lightweight division, Kali Reis. A revenge thriller about an urgent human rights issue, sex trafficking and the epidemic of Native and indigenous women … Continue reading