film reviews
The Cold War plays at Toronto Film Festival
October 15, 2014The Soviet Union was obsessed with two sports: hockey and chess. For decades, they held the championship in both arenas. Two new films bring back memories of those days.
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Whose land? Interview with an objective Israeli filmmaker
October 8, 2014Director Tamara Erde investigated both the Israeli and Palestinian public school systems, with access to teachers, students and administrators on both sides of the Wall.
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“The Liberator” generates some thinking
October 6, 2014My movie buddy went to see "Gone Girl" with her book club, so I recruited a professor friend of mine to see "The Liberator" with.
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For Whom the Whistle Blows: “The Kill Team”
August 14, 2014This documentary's real target market are those young impressionable people who have bought into the madness of Washington's endless imperial misadventures.
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“What If,” romantic comedy, sells movie tickets
August 13, 2014Zoe Kazan is teamed with Daniel Radcliffe in a story that asks the question, "Will the 'Harry Met Sally' formula work again?"
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