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Apple TV+’s Daring, Unpredictable Sunny is Summer TV Standout
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
Apple TV+ is slowly shaping up to be one of the best streaming services around. Having recently brought us the likes of “Bad Sisters,” “Severance” and “Presumed Innocent,” they are also shelling out some of the most interesting thrillers in...
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Kinds of Kindness
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
After the comparatively “normal” visions of “The Favourite” and “Poor Things,” Yorgos Lanthimos is back in provocateur mode. Working more in the vein of his earlier, more surreal flicks like “The Lobster,” “Dogtooth” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,"...
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Apple TV+’s Land of Women is Pretty and Pleasant
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
Eva Longoria’s new Apple TV+ Series, “Land of Women,” is exactly what you expect. The "Desperate Housewives" actress true to type as Gala, a beautiful and privileged woman who, despite being stubborn and difficult, is still lovable and easy to root for. ...
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Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
“God saved me so I could give you life.” So said concentration camp survivor Liliane Halfin to her daughter, Diane Simone Michelle. Weighing in at 49 pounds after being freed from Auschwitz, Lily gave birth just 11 months later, to...
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The Most Intriguing Festival Films Still Seeking U.S. Distribution
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
Sometimes, the path for a film from its festival debut to its theatrical release can be arduous. Low-budget movies without stars or flashy plotlines can have a tough time courting distributors. Documentaries that aren’t based on true crime or celebrities...
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Suicide by Proxy: An Interview With the Filmmakers of The Devils’ Bath
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
This interview reveals plot details of the film “The Devil’s Bath,” and contains discussion of suicide.  Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala specialize in disturbing audiences. But “The Devil’s Bath” is dark, even for the directors of “Goodnight Mommy.”  Based on...
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Furiosa Doesn’t Feel Like Any Other Mad Max Film, and That’s What’s Wonderful About It
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
Much has been written about the presumed box-office "failure" of "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." The quote marks are intentional: its immediate predecessor in the series, "Mad Max Fury Road," is widely considered one of the best action movies ever made. It's the only film in the series...
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DC/DOX — Washington DC’s Documentary Film Festival in its Second Year
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
When the American Film Institute moved its popular documentary film festival from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles (combining it with its AFI Fest), its former festival director, Sky Sitney, and Jamie Shor (who had guided communications and public relations) took...
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Janet Planet
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
When the young, melancholic Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) begs her mother Janet (Julianne Nicholson) to pick her up from summer camp early, it feels urgent. “I’m going to kill myself,” she says. “I said I’m going to kill myself if you...
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Willie Mays: The Greatest to Ever Play
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
I never saw Willie Mays play. A fact, through the very cruel accident of when I was born, I’ve always regretted, and one my father never let me forget. “You got a lot of great ball players today,” he’d say....
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