Michael Berkowitz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Berkowitz
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“Dayveon”: Growing up poor and Black in rural Arkansas
September 15, 2017Dayveon, the central character in Amman Abbasi’s new film, is a study in contrasts. He lives amidst great beauty and great danger.
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Blood on the Mountain: Blood on coal companies’ hands
May 3, 2017Life was cheap not only in the mines but at the hands of those that were supposed to enforce laws.
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From Navy Seal commando to fair minded film director
March 24, 2017“My interest is always with the side that initiates. The story lies with those who do, more than with the victims.”
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“Hell or High Water”: Who’s robbing whom?
February 9, 2017Tanner Howard is fresh out of prison. His brother Toby is fresh out of money.
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“Maya Angelou – And Still I Rise”: The caged bird sings!
January 20, 2017Directors Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack have given us a captivating documentary about the extraordinary writer, actress, singer, poet and activist Maya Angelou.
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La La Land: Artistic success
January 3, 2017This is a very American film in that most American medium, the musical.
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“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”: Militarism inconclusively critiqued
December 9, 2016Ang Lee is a great director, but his latest offering gives us a pyrrhic victory; a worthy build-up followed by a perfunctory conclusion.
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“Loving”: The love that breaks the chains
December 7, 2016The film is the story of the successful challenge to racist laws, a story of courage and deep feelings well told.
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