film reviews
Life and death: Two shorts explore a taboo and new romance at PAFF
March 9, 2021America’s largest and best annual Black-themed filmfest since 1992 has moved online. This year’s 29th annual Pan African Virtual Film + Arts Festival kicked off on the last day of Black History Month and runs through...
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‘American Utopia’: Still making sense
January 4, 2021Byrne and director Spike Lee have combined to reexamine themes they both have explored individually over the years.
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‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ a provocative mockumentary that lampoons conservative political culture
October 30, 2020What makes the film most hilarious (and discouraging) is the utter honesty that is revealed by the reactionary people encountered.
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‘My Psychedelic Love Story’: A flashback down memory lane to meet Timothy Leary
October 27, 2020Morris’s cinematic sensibility meshes well with Leary’s psychedelic psyche.
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More capsule reviews from 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
October 21, 2020With Kalewa, independent Hawaii filmmaker Mitchel Viernes is reminiscent of Jules Verne, as he takes the South Seas Cinema genre into outer space.
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