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Matthew Delman’s TIFF 2018 Wrap-Up

Matt Delman — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:12:07 +0000

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival was a treasure trove for the arthouse film lover. The buzziest titles among critics were Alfonso Cuaron’s deliberately paced, black-and-white, Spanish-language drama about a Mexican housemaid, and a brutally brilliant Claire Denis space odyssey. […]

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FRUITVALE STATION

Michael Tully — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:03:52 +0000

On paper, Fruitvale Station is a movie of the week. On screen, it’s heartbreakingly real life.

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SUNDANCE ‘13: The NEXT Section Comes Into Focus

Mike S. Ryan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:21:07 +0000

When the NEXT section was launched a few years ago by the powers-that-be at the Sundance Film Festival, it replaced the American Spectrum sidebar that originated during the Gilmore years. It was a section that was created to accommodate low/micro-budget […]

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SMASHED

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:00:13 +0000

Addiction is inherently dramatic, and stories centered on it can easily devolve into miserablism or hot mess histrionics. Smashed pulls back from that drama in favor of a milder, much more realistic tone.

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