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Daily Archives: February 16, 2025
Movie Review: A Scatological Parable where Nothing is Wasted — “Okiku and the World (Sekai no Okiku)”
Attention to detail is one thing we typically celebrate in a cinematic period piece, a movie meant to transport us to a particular corner of the past. But when it comes to the Edo Period Japanese romance “Okiku and the … Continue reading
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Documentary Preview: Andy Kaufman, you think we “get” him yet? “Thank You Very Much”
March 25, a lot of folks who remember, puzzled over and were impressed by Andy K. weigh in.
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Movie Preview: An Intimate and Epic Love Story set against California Horse racing — “On Swift Horses”
The land of opportunity, the state of possibilities and “the love that dare not speak its name.” Or “names.” Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle star in this period piece based on a Shannon Pufahl … Continue reading
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Classic Documentary Review: Essential Herzog, Werner and Klaus Kinski, “My Best Fiend” (1999)
In Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard,” the deluded, forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond lamented a lost and very different era in cinema — silent films. “We didn’t need dialogue,” she bellows. “We had FACES!” It’s a line that comes to … Continue reading
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