Daily Archives: July 27, 2017

Movie Review: “Amnesia” reminds us of what Germans can only try to forget

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Fresh insights are rare and dramatic moments rarer in Barbet Schroeder’s meditation on Germans forgiving themselves for the Holocaust, “Amnesia.” It’s an apologia with any hint of edge rubbed off, a soft and squishy drama that has so little to … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Coming of age in the ’60s wasn’t as dull as “Liza Liza, Skies are Grey” makes it out to be

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Is there a point to “Liza, Liza, Skies are Grey,” a coming-of-age tale that trots out every 1960s trope and cliche and treats each as if it’s a new discovery? The picture takes its title from a song Al Jolson … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Morrissey’s path to icon isn’t revealed in “England is Mine”

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d Hardcore fans might glean insights into the psyche of England’s iconic-ironic post-punk poet-singer fashion-political statement Morrissey from “England is Mine,” Mark Gill’s unauthorized bio-pic about Steven Patrick Morrissey’s formative years. The film has the glum, mopey vibe of depression … Continue reading →

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