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The Criterion Collection continues with its release of writer/director Noah Baumbach's films, this time with the critically acclaimed "The Squid and the Whale" (2005) on Blu-ray.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Morris from America’- One of the Best Films I Didn’t See at Sundance
Give "Morris from America" a chance and find yourself as smitten with the film as Morris is with Katrin.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘We Are X,’ Starring X Japan
"We Are X" - Are there curses destined to repeat in our lives? When is enough enough?
Read More »DOC NYC Review and Interview With ‘The Incomparable Rose Hartman’
Why is Rose Hartman incomparable?
Read More »IFFF Movie Review: ‘Hot Bath, Stiff Drink, and a Close Shave’
'Hot Bath, Stiff Drink an’ a Close Shave' won the Finalist Award for drama at the International Family Film Festival (IFFF).
Read More »Movie Review: Writer-Director Bryan Bertino Unleashes ‘The Monster’ with Surprisingly Emotional Results
'The Monster' may not be an instant classic, but it gets the job done.
Read More »IFFF Movie Review: ‘Ridge Runners’ – Sex Trafficking in a Small Town
There are many more talented actors, writers and directors than Hollywood has room for. Ridge Runners is proof of that. The first feature film for screenwriter Austin Lott and director Hunter West is an indie crime drama which is a standout on multiple levels.
Read More »NYFF 2016 Review: ‘A Quiet Passion’ Starring Cynthia Nixon
Did you know that most if not all of Emily Dickinson's poems may be sung to "Amazing Grace?"
Read More »Hamptons FF and DOC NYC Review: ‘Bunker77’ Exec Producer Ed Norton
Surfing has become a profitable, competitive sport. For Bunker Spreckels it was a passion that laughed in the face of death.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival 2016: The Award-Winning ‘Unlocking The Cage’
Are chimpanzees sentient beings deserving of legal personhood?
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