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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Lost In America: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

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Nathan and David Zellner's latest film, "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter", takes as their main character a woman not far removed f...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

The Current Cinema 15.3

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'71 I've almost forgotten exactly where Yann Demange's "'71" falls in the hectic line of new Jack O'Connel...
Saturday, March 14, 2015

In Praise of Maggie Cheung #1

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 Part of an ongoing series exploring the prolific, long-standing work of actress Maggie Cheung   Clean (2004), directed by Olivier...
Thursday, March 05, 2015

Top 5 List: The Con's the Thing

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5. Nine Queens (2000)- The loss of Argentinian writer/director Fabian Bielinsky in 2006 was a massive loss to international film making. ...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

The Last Few Films I've Seen, February edition

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1. As Filhas do Fogo aka Daughters of Evil (1978)- Disjointed but highly atmospheric Portugese horror film in the loosest sense. Young Ana ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Musical Time Out

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Mixed feelings on Father John Misty's latest album, "I Love You, Honey Bear", but this track is the absolute best. ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

70's Bonanza: Witchhammer

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During last month's latest installment of the Sundance Film Festival, word began to trickle out about a horror film called  The Witch , ...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Produced and Abandoned #18

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Ten more titles deserving a Region 1 DVD release: 1. Chiefs (1983)- Word of mouth has generally been strong for this 4 hour TV miniseries ...
Monday, February 09, 2015

On Jupiter Ascending

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Where does one begin with "Jupiter Ascending", the latest sci-fi romp from those once trendsetting Wachowski siblings? Perhaps the...
Wednesday, February 04, 2015

The Current Cinema 15.2

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A Most Violent Year J.C. Chandor's third film is a seething, sepia-tinged crime drama that reverberates with the best intentions of 70...
Sunday, February 01, 2015

An Appreciation: Joseph Losey

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The Boy With Green Hair (1947) ***- Losey’s debut film is a bit of a radical experiment- an allegory on war in the vein of a children’s fil...
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

The Last Few Films I've Seen, Winter Edition

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1. As I Lay Dying (2013)- Perhaps the biggest surprise of this list... a competent, weary, sadness tinged and 'complete feeling' ada...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Current Cinema 15.1

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Mr. Turner What's most passionate about Mike Leigh's depiction of famous painter JMW Turner is the passing of time and its expec...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Moments of 2014

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1) The unnoticed tear that falls slowly from a woman’s eye as she lies comatose in a bed and the man beside her holding her hand…. Farhadi’s...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Favorites of 2014

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20. Life Itself I’m not sure director Steve James needed to do much when tackling a biography of influential film critic Roger Ebert,...
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Freelance writer, film enthusiast, contributor to DallasFilmNow.com
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