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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

Friday, September 18, 2020

Hannah Rosenzweig & Wendy Sachs' SURGE tracks the entry of women into the 2018 congressional race

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At this point in time there have already been several American documentaries about political candidates who were not white nor male. The lat...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Israeli writer/director Itay Tal's film debut, GOD OF THE PIANO, hits virtual theaters

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In the annals of non-heroines who are cold and controlling, TrustMovies would place Anat, the musician mother at the heart (if one can even...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Family trauma meets feel-good: John Sheedy/ Lisa Hoppe's adaptation, H IS FOR HAPPINESS

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Stick with this recent Australian movie, please, despite its initial unsure footing. H IS FOR HAPPINESS -- directed by newcomer-to-film the...
Sunday, September 13, 2020

Native American food, culture and people brought to much-needed attention in Sanjay Rawal's documentary, GATHER

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Does it occur to you, as it has repeatedly to me of late, that while Black Lives Matter most definitely, where the hell is the attention and...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Streaming now, and in a darker mode: NEW QUEER VISIONS: RIGHT BESIDE YOU

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Clearly titled with an eye toward irony, the latest installment from NQV Media --   NEW QUEER VISIONS: RIGHT BESIDE YOU  -- makes that titul...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

DVDebut for Nanni Moretti's fine new documentary, SANTIAGO, ITALIA

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Really? Something good came out of the horrific Pinochet dictatorship that ravaged the country of Chile during the 1970s and 80s? God know...
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Justine Triet's crazy/masterful SIBYL is this year's must-see movie for and about shrinks

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For all of us who've wondered down the decades just how much of a "real" life that person might have who has been acting as ou...
Sunday, September 6, 2020

Finally -- a Blu-ray/DVD release of Hayao Miyazaki's 2014 Oscar nominee for animation, THE WIND RISES

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What a bizarre (but somehow blessed) subject for an animated movie: the story of Jiro Horikoshi , the Japanese aircraft designer whose work,...
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