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A Real Pain review — Facing generational trauma (with a little laughter)
The film wants to be about how we process generational pain, and how we allow ourselves to be aware of it — David and Benji ...
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Scala!!! review — An ode to world’s wildest independent cinema
Written and Directed by Ali Catterall and Jane Giles, based on the book by Giles, Scala Cinema 1978-1993 | 96 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | ...
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Wicked: Part 1 review — Too sweet and too long, but thoughtful
That’s a no. I’m a whole lot more ambivalent about what Chu has done here. Wicked is a huge, cotton candy concoction of a ...
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Gladiator II review — We are entertained, but this movie doesn’t echo in eternity
I was never a part of Gladiator‘s rabid cult. I recognized it as an unexpectedly popular throwback entertainment, swords and ...
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Allen Sunshine review — Warm first feature from Harley Chamandy
Montreal raised, New York-based director Harley Chamandy is receiving the 2024 Werner Herzog Film Prize for this feature, ...
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12 Gifts For Anyone Missing Nova Scotia
What better gift than an piece of Nova Scotia? A symbolic piece, that is. Adopt an acre of habitat or a threatened species in ...
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Widow Clicquot review — Champagne drama goes flat
At first it’s hard to say why this picture is a dud, given the talent arrayed in front of the camera and even behind, the cinematography is lovely. The themes are also strong, the story of how a woman ...