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Film Review – Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods (2020) is a bold, urgent, passionate, messy, and relevant undertaking. When the world’s focus narrows on police brutality, racism, public protests, and Black Lives Matter, here is a film that seems born exactly for this moment. Lee has never been…
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Film Review – The Vast of Night
The Vast of Night (2020) plays like a great sci-fi thriller told ‘round a campfire. Using a minimal amount of sets and locations, the film makes the most of what is both seen and isn’t seen. The strength of the writing brings us in, rounding…
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Film Review – I’m No Longer Here
Now available on Netflix, I’m No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aqui, 2020) tells the story of identity and how it is shaped and changed through age, experience, and cultural surroundings. Written and directed by Fernando Frias, there is a rich sense of place as…
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Film Review – The Trip to Greece
Who would’ve thought that a story about two middle aged friends going on a food tour around beautiful European locations would spawn a franchise? And yet here we are, returning again to watch Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan play fictional versions of themselves, bickering and…
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Film Review – Spaceship Earth
In 1991, eight people stepped into a manmade structure that housed a replica of Earth’s ecosystem. They were to live there two full years, without the help of outside resources (including air). The building was named “Biosphere 2.” Why? Because “Biosphere 1” was Earth itself.…
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Film Review – Beastie Boys Story
As the title would suggest, Beastie Boys Story (2020) traces the journey of the New York hip hop group, the Beastie Boys – made up of members Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “MCA” Yauch, and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz. The documentary (directed by longtime collaborator Spike…
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Film Review – The Sharks
The slow build of The Sharks is too subdued to make a strong impact. Rosina (Romina Bentancur), a fourteen year old girl who is very much an enigma as a character, keeps her face blank through much of what is happening around her. All we…
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Film Review – Endings, Beginnings
Endings, Beginnings (2020) has the look and feel of one of those indie dramas that explore deep human stories. It has a free floating, spontaneous tone and is backed by a cool soundtrack that operates like a playlist you would give your junior high crush.…
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