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Egoist Review: Matsunaga Daishi’s Gay Melodrama Lays Bare Desire and Ego
by admin|2 months ago|Slant Magazine
Matsunaga Daishi’s Egoist is a love duet full of intimate gestures. The post <em>Egoist</em> Review: Matsunaga Daishi’s Gay Melodrama Lays Bare Desire and Ego appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Back to Black Review: Amy Winehouse Biopic Is a Spectacle of Profound Cowardice
by admin|2 months ago|Slant Magazine
In the end, the film reduces Winehouse’s life to little more than a sexist trope. The post <em>Back to Black</em> Review: Amy Winehouse Biopic Is a Spectacle of Profound Cowardice appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Mothers’ Instinct Review: A Hitchcockian Thriller That Wants for a Double Dose of Camp
by admin|2 months ago|Slant Magazine
The film awkwardly pitches itself between a somber drama and antic melodrama. The post <em>Mothers’ Instinct</em> Review: A Hitchcockian Thriller That Wants for a Double Dose of Camp appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Sweet Dreams
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
A strange and memorable but not entirely successful film, "Sweet Dreams" turns colonialism into a source of pitch-black slapstick comedy.  Written and directed by Ena Sendijarević, the film is set in 1900 on a small and obscure Indonesian island, where a sugar plantation baron...
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Now Streaming: FRANKLIN, Tim Van Patten Elevates Historical Series
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Michael Douglas stars as Benjamin Franklin, celebrity diplomat, in the limited series, debuting globally on Apple TV+. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Now Playing: CIVIL WAR Divides, STING Scares, ARCADIAN Bites
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Plus: 'All You Need Is Death,' 'In Flames,' 'Housekeeping for Beginners,' 'The First Omen.' [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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NYC Weekend Watch: Amnesiascope, Alain Delon, James Dean & More
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Brooklyn Center for Theatre ResearchThe latest installment of my secret-screening series Amnesiascope is tonight. Details here and tickets here. If you attend I’ll tell you a personal secret as thanks....
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Friday One Sheet: GASOLINE RAINBOW
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Sometimes, typography makes the poster stand out. Consider the key art for The Ross Brothers' latest documentary, Gasoline Rainbow, featuring a black and white image of some kids on an automobile by the grassy shoulder of a long road. The...
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Challengers Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Three-Hander Is Crazy Sexy, Crazy Cool
by admin|2 months ago|Slant Magazine
Challengers is an intoxicating showcase for the beauty and excitement of bodies in motion. The post <em>Challengers</em> Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Three-Hander Is Crazy Sexy, Crazy Cool appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers opens in an intentionally disorienting manner: We are in New Rochelle, New York for a tennis challenger. Wearing cheap shorts that resemble boxers, Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor) battles Art Donaldson (Mike Faist), clad in head-to-toe Uniqlo, while...
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