reviews
Palestine at the Toronto International Film Festival
October 29, 2021Films made about the Israeli Occupation of Palestine and the plight of the Palestinians are increasing in number.
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Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival
October 28, 2021A main theme in Canadian films is the history of the First Nations and their relations to colonial exploiters.
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‘The Big Scary “S” Word’: Documentary film viewers of the world, unite!
September 3, 2021As its popularity soars, socialism’s secret sauce is explored in this never pedantic, feel-good movie manifesto that will make you want to march out of the theater and own the means of production. The perfect film...
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‘The White Lotus’ (HBO) and ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ (Hulu): Hot tub hegemony!
September 3, 2021Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) is troubled. She carries around her mother’s ashes searching for the perfect place to scatter them. More importantly, she also searches for love. Newlywed Shane Patton’s (Jake Lacy) search is for respect,...
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Fiddler on the sidewalks of New York: What became of Tevye
July 2, 2021The date is July 4, 1914, and the perennial hard-luck Tevye is out on the street with his ice cream cart as the crowds (Jews, Irish, Italians) gather for the parade to start.
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