Daily Archives: March 8, 2022

Documentary Review: A Holocaust Survivor reminds us “I Am Here”

Encounters with real-life survivors of the Holocaust can be wrenchingly emotional. The stories of suffering and travail, the grim resignation of starvation and sudden, brutal death all around you, the soul-searing realization of the inhumanity of humanity can turn even … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Beware the “Off Season” charms of this vacation island

There’s no horror movie that’s ever been made that wouldn’t benefit from a proper blood-curdling scream, delivered at the right moment by a character under life-threatening distress. Screen veteran Melora Walters of “Dead Poet’s Society,” “Beneath the Leaves,” “Big Love” … Continue reading

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Netflixable? A little madcap, a bit soapy, melodramatic and even druggy — “The Invisible Thread”

There are more than a few laughs in the coming-of-age dramedy “The Invisible Thread,” about a teen coming to terms with himself and his life with “my two dads.” This Italian “Around the World with Netflix” outing (in Italian, or … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Consider the life of a “Cow”

This minimalist, mostly wordless depiction of a milk cow’s life, with human analogies as we see the world from two females’ point of view, has endless buzz, an April 8 release date and almost no awards season attention. “Cow” is … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “All My Friends Hate Me”

The old Nirvana song and even older joke “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re NOT out to get you” comes to life in “All My Friends Hate Me,” a dark cringe of a comedy direct from the UK. College … Continue reading

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