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October 29, 2017

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Film Review: “The Lodge” is a Chilling, Gripping Thriller That Isn’t What It Seems

The Lodge (Severin Fiala/Veronika Franz, 2019) 3 out of 4 Stars. Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Lodge has been playing in theatres in select markets for some time now but is expanding to cover most of the U.S. on February 21st. Franz and Fiala’s acclaimed horror-thriller Goodnight Mommy opened to rave reviews back in […]

Film Review: The German Escape Thriller “Balloon” Soars

Balloon (Michael Bully Herbig, 2018) 3½ out of 4 stars. The German Democratic Republic (GDR), or East Germany, existed from 1949 until 1991, when it merged with the Federal Republic of Germany, or West Germany, the both halves coming together to once again form a unified German state. It was created in the aftermath of […]

Film Review: “Beanpole” Sprouts a Beautiful, Mournful Elegy

Beanpole (Kantemir Balagov, 2019) 4 out of 4 stars. The Great Patriotic War, as Russians call World War II, claimed the lives of approximately 26 million Soviet citizens. The nearly 900-day-long siege of Leningrad, in which the Nazis blockaded the city to prevent supplies from entering, caused the death of over 1 million people, alone. […]

Sundance 2020 Review: “Dick Johnson Is Dead” Brings Familial Love to Life

Dick Johnson Is Dead (Kirsten Johnson, 2020) 3½ out of 4 stars. Everyone’s parents die, but not everyone would choose to film their parents dying. Kirsten Johnson isn’t everyone. In the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2016 documentary Cameraperson, Kirsten Johnson is turning the camera away from the world at large and toward an entirely […]

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