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Ex Libris – The New York Public Library (2017)
Ex Libris – The New York Public Library / Frederick Wiseman / 2017 / Active Ingredients: Incisive editing linking ideas Side Effects: Occasionally too swift despite runtime Copyright – The New York...
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Monrovia, Indiana (2018)
Monrovia, Indiana / Frederick Wiseman / 2018 / Active Ingredients: Rural landscapes; Portrait of everyday life Side Effects: Lack of a unifying theme or institution [Monrovia, Indiana plays this month...
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The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind / Orson Welles / 2018 via 1970-1976 / Active Ingredients: Metatextual playfulness; Daring visual style Side Effects: Lack of direction to the central party sequence The Other...
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Shoplifters (2018)
Shoplifters / Hirozaku Kore-eda / 2018 / Active Ingredients: Flawless cast; Subtle family drama Side Effects: High-concept machinations [Shoplifters plays throughout February at the MFA’s Boston...
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The Top 20 Films of 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk The Netflix-ization of film culture, great movies about the black American experience, and a lot of Rachel Weisz are just a few of the themes of my Top 20 films of 2018. What...
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The Best Performances and Scenes of 2018
I recently shared my Top 20 films of the year, and there’s still time to look back at 2018 once more to name my favorite lead and supporting performances, along with my favorite scenes of the year and...
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The Image Book (2019)
The Image Book / Jean-Luc Godard / 2019 / Active Ingredients: Striking manipulation of color and contrast Side Effects: Unresolved themes [The Image Book plays throughout March at Boston’s MFA.]...
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Infinite Football (2018)
Infinite Football / Corneliu Porumboiu / 2018 / Active Ingredients: Droll humor; Subtle thematic resonance Side Effects: Slow pace; Visual flatness [Infinite Football plays throughout March at Boston’s...
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The Wild Pear Tree (2019)
The Wild Pear Tree / Nuri Bilge Ceylan / 2019 / Active Ingredients: Striking, colorful cinematography; Mysterious pacing Side Effects: Episodic structure feels repetitive [The Wild Pear Tree plays at...
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Our Time (2018)
Our Time / Carlos Reygadas / 2018 / Active Ingredients: Beautiful natural cinematography Side Effects: Obsessive, circular emotions [Our Time plays this April at Boston MFA’s New Cinema from Mexico...
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