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3/4
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Ghetto
(2002)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Some remarkable achival film about how Shanghai (of all places) served Jews who escaped the Holocaust.
Posted Jan 29, 2019
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C+
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A Cure for Wellness
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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This psychological thriller/horror movie needs to be cut by one third to speed up the action. Slow going until the final twenty minutes.
Posted Feb 06, 2017
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B+
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Eating You Alive
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Valuable nutrition information that they do not teach in med school, but course level 101 if you've not kept up with recent controversies.
Posted Dec 14, 2016
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B+
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The Eagle Huntress
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Feminism in Mongolia is given its due in a soaring film that should have the attention of awards groups for its spellbinding cinematography.
Posted Nov 30, 2016
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B+
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Manchester by the Sea
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Casey Affleck finds his best role as a depressed handyman whose life acquires meaning when he take charge of a teen nephew.
Posted Nov 12, 2016
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B
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Rules Don't Apply
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Warren Beatty's having as much fun in this movie as he had in "Shampoo" 41 years ago.
Posted Nov 11, 2016
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B
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Arrival
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Cerebral sci-fi with a Spielbergian sense of wonder.
Posted Nov 07, 2016
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B+
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Lion
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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If you've ever been lost, and who hasn't? This movie is for you, featuring a five-year-old boy from India who winds up in Australia.
Posted Nov 04, 2016
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B
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Jackie
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Though the unconventional biopic does not often spring to life, Natalie Portman's awards-worthy performance must be seen.
Posted Nov 03, 2016
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B+
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Elle
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A revenge tale, but one done in the sophisticated European style rather than the simpler Hollywood treatment.
Posted Nov 02, 2016
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B+
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Nocturnal Animals
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Tom Ford's returns as director after a seven-year break with a psychological thriller elegantly blended with romance.
Posted Nov 01, 2016
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B+
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Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
(2014)
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Harvey S. Karten
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The filmmakers are so frustrated by the amount of food that North Americans waste that they determine to eat only thrown-out grub for six months.
Posted Oct 31, 2016
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B
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Toni Erdmann
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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An alternately sad and jocular look at a father's attempt to bring his daughter closer through a series of practical jokes.
Posted Oct 27, 2016
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B
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The Birth of a Nation
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A rousing look at conditions of ante bellum slavery that led to the most famous bloody resistance movement.
Posted Sep 28, 2016
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B+
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Imperium
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Daniel Radcliffe as never before seen infiltrates the weirdos in the American Nazi movement.
Posted Aug 13, 2016
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C
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The Tenth Man
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A decent enough story bogged down by an unappealing principal actor.
Posted Jul 30, 2016
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A-
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Little Men
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Arguably among the most authentic movie treatments of the adolescent's world.
Posted Jul 30, 2016
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B-
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Neither Heaven Nor Earth
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A bizarre, cross-genre production that is a war movie, a suspense film, and a metaphysical creation. The viewer will be left with the impression that it's better not to join the military.
Posted Jul 26, 2016
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B+
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The Infiltrator
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A suspenseful thriller which should have the audience gasping every time that the drug lords are about to expose the customs agent who has infiltrated their network.
Posted Jul 12, 2016
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C
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Equals
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Overly simplistic sci-fi evoking better works like "Gattaca," "1984," and "Code 46."
Posted Jul 09, 2016
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A-
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Café Society
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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High-end Woody Allen, exquisitely evoking the 1930's in Hollywood America.l
Posted Jul 09, 2016
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B+
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The Dog Lover
(2016)
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Clever but manipulative.
Posted Jul 02, 2016
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B-
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Fathers and Daughters
(2015)
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Sad and soapy.
Posted Jul 02, 2016
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C
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The Purge: Election Year
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Political discussions take a back seat, way way back, to a combination of clownish villains in Halloween-style costumes and seen-it-done-that shooting gallery action.
Posted Jun 28, 2016
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B+
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Our Kind of Traitor
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A tense spy tale in the John Le Carre tradition.
Posted Jun 25, 2016
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B
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Microbe and Gasoline
(2015)
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A look at two creative adolescents with a sweet nature.
Posted Jun 25, 2016
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A-
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At the Fork
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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An intelligent, family-friendly documentary that takes an extensive look (without hidden cameras) at farms that produce our meat, eggs, and milk.
Posted Jun 23, 2016
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C+
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Free State of Jones
(2016)
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Didactic rather than rousing.
Posted Jun 23, 2016
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B+
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The Innocents
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A somber look at heroism and villainy within a Polish convent in 1945.
Posted Jun 21, 2016
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B
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Wiener-Dog
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A cute, off-beat tale, separate narratives of people whose lives are bound together by a Dachshund.
Posted Jun 18, 2016
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B
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Germans & Jews
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A talking heads documentary featuring intellectuals, both Christians and Jews, now living in Germany. Didactic more than it is compelling.
Posted Jun 13, 2016
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B
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Argentina
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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What's refreshing is that this doc about Argentina's rich folklore avoids clich by covering every dance and song BUT the tango.
Posted Jun 11, 2016
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B
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Genius
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A theatrical piece with cinematic flair.
Posted Jun 05, 2016
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C-
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Hitler's Folly
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A charmless, witless attempt to satirize the Nazi era, asking What if Hitler succeeded as a painter?
Posted Jun 03, 2016
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B+
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Unlocking the Cage
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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The doc makes a strong case albeit without many animations and other effects that intelligent animals like chimps should be classified as legal persons.
Posted Jun 02, 2016
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B-
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The Fits
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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An offbeat look at a pre-teen who wonders to what extent she should give up her individuality to fit in. The title could have a double meaning: epileptic-type spasms, or fitting in.
Posted May 28, 2016
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B
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Me Before You
(2016)
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A saccharine, but quite watchable British romantic drama with a goofy principal character
Posted May 24, 2016
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B
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Maggie's Plan
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Director Rebecca Miller explores her inner Woody Allen to goofy effects.
Posted May 23, 2016
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B-
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
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Destined to be looked over by awards groups for costumes, make-up, production design and effects, but all of this barely makes up for its lack of narrative coherence.
Posted May 23, 2016
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B+
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Money Monster
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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If only our Economics classes were as exciting as this darkly humorous look at high finance!
Posted May 12, 2016
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B
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Love & Friendship
(2016)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Not among the best of Jane Austen's novels is given a decent adaptation.
Posted May 07, 2016
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C-
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High-Rise
(2015)
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A muddle of mayhem.
Posted May 07, 2016
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B+
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A Bigger Splash
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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One of Ralph Fiennes's best performances and the gorgeous scenery on a Sicilian island doesn't hurt.
Posted May 07, 2016
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B
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The Lobster
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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The picture's surrealism requires an attentive and particular audience which will find rewards therein.
Posted May 07, 2016
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B+
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Cash Only
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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Intriguing tale about an individual whose mounting debt leads to unfortunate circumstances
Posted May 07, 2016
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B+
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Dheepan
(2015)
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Jesuthasen's ferocious performance as a former child soldier in Sri Lanka now living in a tough French suburb anchors this Cannes Festival prize-winning film.
Posted May 01, 2016
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B
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The Family Fang
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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A quirky film that asks, Are these parents monstrous or simply creative?
Posted Apr 26, 2016
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B+
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
(2015)
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A feel good biopic providing insight into the mind of a mathematical genius and his friendship with a mentor from a different culture.
Posted Apr 25, 2016
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A-
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Viva
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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An exuberant look at a son's need for his father's acceptance.
Posted Apr 24, 2016
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B
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The Witness
(2015)
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Harvey S. Karten
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The documentary offers a nuanced view of the Kitty Genovese murder.
Posted Apr 21, 2016
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