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Daily Archives: December 27, 2021
Netflixable? Blood, guts, smokes and the muddy morass of pre-Civil War Spain — “Gun City”
I’m guessing you have to know a lot more about the pre-history of the Spanish Civil War than I did going into “Gun City,” a sprawling multi-character muddle film noir take on those years titled “La sombra de la Ley” … Continue reading
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RIP Quebecoise filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, director of “Dallas Buyers Club,””Wild,” “Big Little Lies” and “Sharp Objects” was 58
A filmmaker of rare sensibilities, a genuine “actor’s director” who helped Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto win Oscars, and after “Wild,” became Reese Witherspoon’s go-to filmmaker for her acclaimed cable series “Big Little Lies,” then “borrowed” by Amy Adams for … Continue reading
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Netflixable? “Lulli” is a Brazilian who shows us “What a Med Student Wants”
Today’s Around the World with Netflix offering is a first year residents med school comedy from Brazil. “Lulli” borrows its premise from the “What Women Want/What Men Want” mind-reading comedies. But in situations and dialogue, in Portuguese or in English, … Continue reading
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