The man is so effortlessly charming and unassuming that it is hard not to be immediately seduced by his graceful reserve.

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There are many foul and twisted charms to savor throughout, thanks to solid cinematography, fine editing and an engaging turn from lead actress Nadia Alexander.

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Using archival material and beautifully photographed new footage, Lieber presents Hamilton in all her guts and glory, as she surfs while nursing a newborn between rides, trains through the pain, and practices her moves on the daunting wave known as "Jaws" (traditional name Pe'ahi), off the coast of Maui.

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One could also call the single-mindedness of Diane’s thematic development "Bressonian." But this comparison would undermine the significance of the more freewheeling side of Jones’ first stab at the fiction film.

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I met with Australian director Gabrielle Brady on Saturday, April 21, at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, to discuss her debut feature documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts (which I also reviewed, and which won the festival’s Best Documentary Feature […]

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If our pachyderm friends are not to go the way of the dodo, this film and its cinematic brethren needs to be seen and shared with any and all, so that the slaughter may stop.

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Shooting on Christmas Island, an Australian possession in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, director Brady (making her feature debut) creates a mesmerizing work of visual wonder, the breathtaking images forming an evocative setting for a vital discussion of human rights.

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