Tower. A Bright Day

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Wind glances off tree branches as fat insects flit around the viewer’s head. Haunting blasts of electronic noise reverberate through the soundtrack. Even...

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Who doesn’t love a good team-up? That wouldn’t-it-be-cool factor draws you to see a movie, just because the filmmaker brought together an awesome cast....

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Sometimes I get bored making the big bucks in the high stakes game of film criticisms, so I like to dabble in the deep dark underbelly of the ride-sharing...

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Who has never experienced a heated discussion in those hypocritical family gatherings that tend to sour festive occasions? Lebanese...

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HOLBROOK/TWAIN: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY

Scott Teems looks more like a member of the Allman Brothers Band than a film director. He fits the general physical requirements: long, flowing hair,...

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SHOWFOLK

Part of the "Shorts Program: Gone Hollywood" collection at the 2014 AFI DOCS, this is one of those plucky, nostalgic entries that affectionately cobbles...

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THE CRASH REEL

This review was originally published on June 7, 2013... On December 31, 2009, snowboarder Kevin Pearce resembled a whooshing, flying, diving superhero...

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SHORT TERM 12

This review was originally published on March 19, 2013... "Scar tissue that I wish you saw Sarcastic mister know-it-all Close your eyes and I'll kiss...

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ERNEST & CELESTINE

Based on the stories and water color illustrations by Gabrielle Vincent, “Ernest & Celestine” tells a poignant and indispensible tale of the...

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HARRY DEAN STANTON: PARTLY FICTION

Sophie Huber’s Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a fantastic bio-doc because, like its subject, it avoids the easy path. Most filmmakers who set out...