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Daily Archives: January 22, 2022
Movie Review: Elegiac “Jockey” reminds us Clifton Collins is one of the greats
Clint Bentley’s debut feature film is an elegiac tribute to the lonely, dangerous and tenuous life of a jockey. Filmed in “magic hour” glow, with almost every scene a beautifully backlit postcard, “Jockey” makes a fine star vehicle for one … Continue reading
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Netflixable? “Photocopier” reminds us that in Indonesia and elsewhere, the Revolution will not be Televised
Justice in a controlling, secretive, theocratic oligarchy can be a slippery thing, and is every bit as fraught as one fears in “Photocopier,” a tightrope-walking thriller from Indonesia. It’s a film that gives an almost nodding assent to the Muslim … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Scruffy “Fabulous Filipino Brothers” grab you by the heart
When it comes to breakout feature films, heart, spirit and novelty, aka “freshness” trumps almost everything else. Show us a world that most of us have had no entre to, populate it with colorful characters and try to err on … Continue reading
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