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Review: Paragraph 175

Posted on March 23, 2024 by philipbrasor

Originally released in 1999, Rob Epstein’s and Jeffrey Friedman’s documentary was another in the directors’ explorations of gay history and themes, with The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), The Celluloid Closet (1995), and the Oscar-winning Common Threads (1989) being their … Continue reading →

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Review: Call Jane

Posted on March 22, 2024 by philipbrasor

In 2024, almost two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and sent the question of abortion back to the states, a movie about how women accessed the procedure before it became constitutionally protected in 1973 will … Continue reading →

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Review: Count Me In

Posted on March 16, 2024 by philipbrasor

As James Brown would always say to his audience at a show, “Give the drummer some,” and this documentary attempts to do just that, though its range of appreciation is fairly narrow. For one thing, none of JB’s drummers, who … Continue reading →

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Review: Greenhouse

Posted on March 15, 2024 by philipbrasor

Lee Sol-hui’s impressive debut feature is formally characterized by ellipses. Though initially presented as a psychological drama about the fragile bonds of family, Lee’s concerted habit of leaving out crucial plot information has the effect of turning the story into … Continue reading →

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Review: Migration

Posted on March 14, 2024 by philipbrasor

Since the whole point of talking animals in animated films is to anthropomorphize typical critter behavior, children who view such films form the opinion that animals are just like us and probably are taken aback when they eventually discover they … Continue reading →

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Review: The Night of the 12th

Posted on March 13, 2024 by philipbrasor

With a title that calls to mind the intense streaming drama, The Night of…, which has conquered three different markets (UK, US, Korea), Dominik Moll’s award-winning French police procedural suggests a ripped-from-actual-headlines thriller. Inspired by a true story, Moll refuses … Continue reading →

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Review: Dogman

Posted on March 8, 2024 by philipbrasor

Having been hypnotized by Caleb Landry Jones as a mass murderer in the 2021 Australian feature Nitram, I passed over the fact that this similarly themed movie was written and directed by Luc Besson and gave it a whirl since … Continue reading →

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Review: Maybe I Do

Posted on March 7, 2024 by philipbrasor

Despite certain heated discussions to the contrary, boomer movie stars, including women, continue to show up in leading roles as they enter their respective eighth or ninth decades on the planet; which isn’t to say they’re getting the quality of … Continue reading →

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Review: Argylle

Posted on March 2, 2024 by philipbrasor

It wasn’t until after I had seen Matthew Vaughn’s star-studded secret agent parody that I read the New Yorker feature explaining its premise and how it was conceived as the launch of a franchise—the creation of a hopefully lucrative IP. … Continue reading →

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Review: Cottontail

Posted on March 1, 2024 by philipbrasor

Like the proverbial broken clock that’s right twice a day, as an actor Lily Franky tends to work best when he happens to inhabit a character whose attitude aligns with his hangdog appearance. He’s not much on interpretation, and so … Continue reading →

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