Culture
‘Unstoppable,’ an upbeat biopic about real-life wrestler Anthony Robles
November 14, 2024Audiences, especially sports fans, are sure to enjoy this crowd-pleasing, exciting sports/family survival melodrama.
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‘Antigone’ in Ann Arbor: Whose rule to obey, the king’s or the heart’s?
November 13, 2024Ultimately, the play was cathartic to me. The king, full of pride and ego, ends up in despair. He wields his power to get everything he wants, and gets to experience and understand that the ultimate...
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New British documentary ‘Shoot to Kill’ asks, But who is the terrorist?
November 13, 2024“Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.” They accused their enemies of precisely what the empire’s soldiers were doing,...
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Mike Leigh sings the British Black blues in ‘Hard Truths’
November 12, 2024Hard Truths is no comedy, indeed far from it. Released by Bleecker Street, this film really couldn’t be much bleaker.
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Hong Sang-soo’s ‘A Traveler’s Needs’ stars Isabelle Huppert in Korean film
November 8, 2024One of AFI FEST’s top virtues is that it brings many foreign films to L.A., including this year the latest from South Korean writer/director Hong Sang-soo.
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