film reviews
“American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs”
July 3, 2013This radical icon remains full of grace: Bogged down she's not, as she remains ready for the revolution, whatever form it may take.
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“Dormant Beauty:” a searing look at death and politics
July 1, 2013The topical Dormant Beauty is about - depending on your point of view - the right to die, or rather, perhaps, the right to life.
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Tricky Dick rides again in “Our Nixon”
June 26, 2013Our Nixon, shown at the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival, is a compilation film by Penny Lane about the only U.S. president who resigned and left office in disgrace.
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“Man of Steel” is the definitive Superman
June 18, 2013How do you make a super-powered, cape-wearing alien work in the eyes of a cynical, seen-it-all-before 2013 audience?
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“Iron Man 3” is more about the man behind the armor
May 7, 2013In Iron Man 3, the rich playboy's arrogance costs him and those he cares about dearly.
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