Michael Berkowitz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Berkowitz
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“The Revenant”: Voice in the wilderness
January 13, 2016"The Revenant" is a powerful, soaring reverie of love, duty, and survival . . . an environmentalist's epic.
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“99 Homes” : shelter skelter
October 29, 2015Writer Director Ramin Bahrani has effectively recast hell as the foreclosure real estate market.
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“Black Panther Party: Vanguard of the Revolution” – unfinished business
October 14, 2015A stirring montage of film clips, talking heads and still photos of one of the most dramatic movements in modern history.
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California rolls in new film ‘East Side Sushi’
September 24, 2015Anthony Lucero's fine film uses the framework of food film to deftly explore class, work, ethnicity, and sexism.
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“Ricki and the Flash”: blinded by the light
August 20, 2015The cast tried so hard. But the jokes were tortured and the warmth didn't reach room temperature.
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