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Movie criticism (mostly foreign films, documentaries and independents: big Hollywood product hardly needs more marketing), very occasional interviews from James van Maanen, now 80 years old, who began his late-career movie reviewing for GreenCine, then took the big blog step over a decade ago. He covers new movies, video releases, and occasional streaming choices. You can reach him at JamesvanMaanen@gmail.com

Thursday, May 21, 2020

A devastating history of Rohingya Muslims and Buddhist hatred in Barbet Schroeder's damning documentary, THE VENERABLE W

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One of the great pleasures of watching a documentary by Barbet Schroeder -- this pleasure, by the way, comes much more from filmmaking ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Haiti's history meets teen romance in Bertrand Bonello's nitwit flick, ZOMBI CHILD

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I've been a fan of the films of Bertrand Bonello  (shown below) for years now -- Nocturama  and Saint Laurent are my favorites -- s...
Sunday, May 17, 2020

Our May Sunday corner With Lee Liberman -- GOD'S OWN COUNTRY: The Grace of Kindness

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This post is written by our  monthly correspondent, Lee Liberman On 5/20/20, IndieWire reported on the censorship of Francis Lee’...
Friday, May 15, 2020

Sweet, smart, feel-good fun: Jeremy LaLonde/ Jonas Chernick's JAMES VS HIS FUTURE SELF

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Can a sci-fi premise, already a tad unbelievable simply by virtue of its being science-fiction, succeed via the strength, intensity and ...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Claymation, Chile and Nazi Germany offshoots combine in Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León's first full-length feature, THE WOLF HOUSE

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Strange does not begin to describe the "bizarrosities" you'll find in THE WOLF HOUSE , the debut full-lengther (after a nu...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

THE SEQUEL covers the work of British writer/ historian/economist/ecologist David Fleming

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The impossibility of consistent, increasing economic growth -- that growth is one of the tenets of Capitalism, now coming home to roost ...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Environmental pollution vs neighborhoods of color in Alexander John Glustrom's dire doc, MOSSVILLE: When Great Trees Fall

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Right off the bat, we meet a local undertaker who informs us, "Mossville is a small community. But a lot of people do die....
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