Did you know that I also read books?!
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Author: Steven Strauss
Benedict CumberHitch
Waaaaay back in March 2021, I shared the following observation in response to The Courier:
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Reichardt Retrospective Rankings
Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt is to Oregon / the Pacific Northwest and film what playwright Samuel D. Hunter is to Idaho and live theater.
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A Defining Bug
The relationship between the first scene of the Oscars-shortlisted (should’ve been Oscar-nominated) 76 Days and the rest of the documentary is the art of juxtaposition.
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Don’t Shoot the Messengers
Every year, movie theaters are treated to a handful of fleet-of foot geopolitical thrillers — usually period pieces (easy style points) about historical events most will want to learn more about (easy commercial points) — with starry names (usually more in front of the camera than behind) and workmanlike craftsmanship (the acting tends to trump the filmmaking).
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What’s a Soul, and How Does It Work?
Soul is the latest in a long line of movies that have led me to a self-realization:
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Hear True
Come True’s score is stuck at 11, befitting a movie that does the most from the jump without ever letting up (for better and for worse).
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Innuendo
Yes, God, Yes (what a title!) is a cumming-of-age tale.
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Unknown
Let me get on my critical soapbox for a few paragraphs:
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SPIIIIIIIKE
Remember my rules regarding ranking directorial retrospectives?
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