films
‘The Hate U Give,’ a moving portrayal of Black duality
October 15, 2018The film delivers a decisive and clear message about societal injustices and police brutality, while also packaging it in a way that isn’t too preachy.
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‘First Man’: The wrong stuff, from claustrophobia to the cosmos
October 11, 2018The image of a helmeted Gosling being used to advertise First Man walks that fine line between being a homage to or a rip-off of the far superior film 2001.
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August Wilson’s Radio Golf applies radical traditions in assessing racial, economic progress
October 5, 2018At a time when we seem to get further and further away from democracy, drifting toward authoritarianism, Radio Golf stands as important drama for our time.
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‘Moroni for President’: A gay Mormon Navajo freedom fighter
September 28, 2018Based on its name, I thought it might be a satire based on Trump about a moron running for the White House. But to paraphrase an old saying, don’t judge a film by its title.
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‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ rides the wild surf undefeated
September 26, 2018Aaron Lieber’s exquisitely shot Unstoppable is the second feature-length film about the 13-year-old Kauai girl whose arm was bitten off by a tiger shark in 2003.
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