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Beautifully photographed in austere but nimble long takes that pierce the daily goings-on of the monastery, Beyond the Hills is something of a revelation to me. It locates its story in a community of women by focusing on the fraught relationship between…
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I am enjoying the CRAP out of my Patreon.
The tiers are more expensive than anyone will ever pay (at least, at a monthly subscription rate) and I’m quite disappointed no one went in for “Barbossa’s Daughter,” but having a Patreon page that almost no one supports is still…
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Deathwatch: ISAO TAKAHATA (1935-2018)
Co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata passed away last month having directed far less features than his better-known (over here anyway) counterpart, Hayao Miyazaki. But here’s the little secret: every one of Takahata’s films (of which we look at Grave…
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All the Young Dudes: SOLO and the Plight of the Prequel
Happy Star Wars Day! I wrote a small piece of this. I think you can imagine which piece. Read it here: https://www.tiff.net/the-review/solo-and-the-plight-of-the-prequel/
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Deathwatch: ROGER EBERT (1942-2013)
Mamo road trip! Except this time it’s a Deathwatch road trip! The Deathwatch team hits the road to the 20th annual Ebertfest to discuss the life and career of film critic (and, at least once, film writer) Roger Ebert.
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Deathwatch: JOHN MAHONEY (1940-2018)
One of many people who have proven that you’re never too old to follow your passion, John Mahoney started acting in his late thirties and became one of the most beloved character actors (and sitcom dads) in America. For our…
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Blu-ray Review: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, Scorsese’s Finest, a Transcendent Piece of Mannered Savagery
The film has remained my favourite of Scorsese’s work since its debut a quarter-century ago, a transcendent piece of mannered savagery whose wars of unspoken words land as brutally as the bullets of Goodfellas and the fists of Raging Bull. Read more: http://screenanarchy.com/2018/03/blu-ray-review-the-age-of-innocence-scorseses-finest.html
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Make Your Kid a TIFF Kids Kid this March Break
Once per calendar year, I get pulled off the bench and allowed to write something for our web site. This year, I picked the TIFF Kids films I’m most looking forward to!
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Deathwatch: OSCARS DEATH MONTAGE 2018 (Patreon Subscriber Exclusive!)
This is fun and new: we made a subscriber-exclusive episode! Since coming up with Deathwatch in the first place I’ve been looking forward to taking a bonus-sized look at this year’s In Memoriam montage from the Academy Awards. Subscribe to…
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Deathwatch: JERRY LEWIS (1926-2017)
GLAVIN! Jerry Lewis is dead! Did laughter die with him? Matt Brown tackles Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy and Matt Price looks at The Bellboy and The Ladies Man, and many horrible impressions are exchanged.
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