film reviews
Iran at the Chicago International Film Festival
November 7, 2014The Best Picture Award winner at the 50th Annual Chicago International Film Festival went to the stunning Iranian film "The President."
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Alice in Blunderland: “The Dance of Death” and war between the sexes
November 7, 2014This production of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1900 "The Dance of Death," now playing in Pasadena, is expertly acted and directed.
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“Citizenfour”: “The Shock Doctrine” plays out in the Patriot Act
November 7, 2014The NSA and the National Security State have committed possibly irreparable damage to democracy itself, which depends on free speech and liberty of thought.
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Scandinavia at the Chicago International Film Festival
October 31, 2014Scandinavia showed up in full glory at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival. A Swedish film even won the coveted Best Foreign Film Audience Award.
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Brad Pitt fires last shot in “Fury”
October 29, 2014The film does boast some excellent performances, but by the second half, the script turns utterly preposterous.
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