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Classic Film Review: Coming of Age with a Kestrel — “Kes” (1970)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Kes,” the break-out feature of Ken Loach, is an unblinking, unsentimental coming-of-age tale about a boy and his kestrel. It’s a Yorkshire “Yearling” from one of the greatest “kitchen sink realists” the British cinema produced, and one of the last. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “White Bird” ties a bullying tale to The Holocaust

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Roger Moore

Novelist R.L. Palacio’s attempt to turn out a sequel to her best-seller “Wonder,” which became a Julia Roberts weeper on the big screen, seems well-intentioned enough. But tying that story about a precocious child bullied simply because he looks :different” … Continue reading →

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