The Films of Merchant Ivory Productions
Sixty years ago, Merchant Ivory Productions produced its first feature film. The production company came about as a collaboration betweenContinue Reading
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You Hurt My Feelings ★★★½
Beth Mitchell (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is an author whose career has gone under the radar. Her latest published work, a memoir,Continue Reading
American Suburbia and All That Heaven Allows
Douglas Sirk‘s 1955 romantic melodrama All That Heaven Allows opens on the fictional New England hamlet of Stoningham. As theContinue Reading
Beau is Afraid ★★½
“Guilty”, Beau’s therapist writes in his notepad. The single word carries a load of meaning behind it, referring to howContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – May 2023
Biopics are at the center of this month’s What We’re Watching. Read our thoughts below on the compelling stories ofContinue Reading
Path of the Panther (documentary) ★★★
In the 1970s, the Florida panther was on the brink of extinction. There were as low as 20 Florida panthersContinue Reading
2023 Atlanta Film Festival: “Dadiwonisi (We Will Speak)”, “Our Father, the Devil”
The past is transformative. Our experiences are what makes us, whether in terms of a people (Dadiwonisi) or the individualContinue Reading
Master Gardener Ø
As the third film of a trilogy led by critical hits First Reformed and The Card Counter, Paul Schrader’s MasterContinue Reading
Showing Up ★★
Despite all their creativity, the life of an artist can be drab. Lizzy (Michelle Williams) looks like she’s spent oneContinue Reading
How to Blow Up a Pipeline ★★★
Andreas’ Malm How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire was meant to beContinue Reading
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