film reviews
Masterful “Neruda” film opens on December 16
December 15, 2016“We invented a world, just as Neruda invented his. The film we made is more a ‘Nerudian’ film than it is a film about Neruda, or perhaps it’s both.”
Read more“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”: Militarism inconclusively critiqued
December 9, 2016Ang Lee is a great director, but his latest offering gives us a pyrrhic victory; a worthy build-up followed by a perfunctory conclusion.
Read more“Loving”: The love that breaks the chains
December 7, 2016The film is the story of the successful challenge to racist laws, a story of courage and deep feelings well told.
Read moreTeen terrorists at Toronto film festival
October 7, 2016We're living in times that are challenging for young people who are trying to be free and idealistic, but are fed up with war, greed, etc.
Read more“The Birth of a Nation” receives standing ovation
October 3, 2016Never has a film captured the profound history of American slave rebellions as powerfully and artistically as this one.
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