The Latest Reviews

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  NEBRASKA

  The Anemic Small Town Of The Heartland

  November 18, 2013 by Susanna Locascio

  If Frances Ha is spring, then Nebraska is autumn, the heat of youth versus the frost of middle and old age. Read more

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  SUNLIGHT JR.

  Down in Florida

  November 13, 2013 by Susanna Locascio

  While I appreciated her film's craft, ultimately this was far less important to me than Laurie Collyer’s willingness to frame a question of reproductive rights in such a realistic way. Read more

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  AT BERKELEY

  Another *Big Statement* Film From Frederick Wiseman

  November 7, 2013 by Robert Greene

  At this stage in his life’s work, I’m willing to give my hero Frederick Wiseman every minute he asks for. Read more

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  THESE BIRDS WALK

  November 6, 2013 by Robert Greene

  These Birds Walk is messy with life and lyricism, a searching, empathetic piece of cinematic nonfiction that holds a close-up on a misunderstood part of the world and heralds the arrival of two new powerful voices in... Read more

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  OK, GOOD

  Auditions and Subtraction

  November 5, 2013 by Paul Sbrizzi

  OK, Good is ultimately about one man’s effort to succeed on his own, through sheer dedication and willpower, and how he crashes on the rocks of his own vulnerability. Read more

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  BASTARDS

  Family Plot

  October 30, 2013 by Dan Sullivan

  Claire Denis's latest is a jigsaw puzzle of a film that goes out of its own way to punch you in the jaw when you least expect it to. Read more