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TOVE: Jansson’s Story Treated with Care
Film review about Moomins creator Tove Jansson [read on]
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Judy: The Price of Fame
Every once in a while, an actor/actress delivers such an incredible performance that it can transform a pretty good film into must-see viewing. That was the case in 2005 with Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s brilliant portrayal [read on]
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Vice: The Politics of Dick Cheney
The new film Vice arrives on the big screen courtesy of writer/director Adam McKay. It brought together most of the same filmmaking team that dissected the 2005 U.S mortgage housing crisis and explored the inner [read on]
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Documentary Review: Nana
The deeply moving 2016 documentary Nana does something that seems impossible; despite its harrowing subject matter, which chronicles the life and experiences of one exceptional woman before, during, and after the Holocaust, it will not [read on]
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Concrete Love: The Architecture of the Böhm Family
This documentary explores not only the family business, but also the relationships that the public doesn’t usually get to see.
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Review of Yalom’s Cure: Examining the Existentialist
Sabine Gisiger’s documentary explores the philosophies of psychotherapist Dr. Irwin Yalom. [read on]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: Beneath the Surface by John Hargrove
“Kasatka never got over the separation from her first offspring. Three years after they were separated, trainers recorded Takara’s vocalisations in Florida and played them back in California for Kasatka. The sound of Takara, however, [read on]
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Art and Politics Collide in Controversial Documentary Wagner’s Jews
Film explores the complex relationship between Wagner, anti-Semitism, and art. [read on]
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Journey Across the Outback : Tracks
Biography based on National Geographic pictures of Robyn Davidson follows adventuress across the outback with camels. [read on]