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25th NY Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘How to Win Enemies’
How do you punish your enemies so that they really feel it and change?
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Arrow Video Brings Massimo Dallamano’s Classic Giallo ‘What Have You Done To Solange?’ To the U.S.
Giallo may be a thing of the past, but they just don't make 'em like they used to.
Read More »25th NY Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘Cinema: A Public Affair’
Can art and film art be used as a tool for civic awareness and self-liberation?
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
The chipmunks once again give the kiddies what they want.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Heroin: Cape Cod, USA’ An HBO Documentary
Heroin used to be a drug of the underworld associated with criminal types. Not any more. It is positively main street!
Read More »Whistler Film Festival: ‘The Legend of Barney Thomson’
Robert Carlyle's directorial debut about the hapless barber is grotesquely fun, featuring a long overdue collaboration with Emma Thompson.
Read More »25th New York Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘The Law’
When the French parliament debated whether abortion should be legalized in 1974, the most rational and logical case presented was by Simone Veil, the Minister of Health.
Read More »Whistler Film Festival: Born to Be Blue
‘Born to be Blue’ is a visual and musical masterpiece from Ethan Hawke’s array of passion projects.
Read More »Whistler Film Festival Signature Series: Spotlight on Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle, the most recent recipient of the Maverick Award, discussed his early interest in acting, his career, and 'The Legend of Barney Thomson.'
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