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Film Review: “#FemalePleasure” Conquers Male Supremacy
#FemalePleasure (Barbara Miller, 2019) 3½ out of 4 stars. From director Barbara Miller (Forbidden Voices) comes a documentary profile of five women in five different countries who each, in her own way, confronts the patriarchal demands, of her respective culture, … Continue reading
Film Review: In “Dolemite Is My Name,” Eddie Murphy’s Got Game
Dolemite Is My Name (Craig Brewer, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. Though Eddie Murphy has never stopped working since his explosion onto the media scene in the early 1980s, thanks to first Saturday Night Live and then hits like … Continue reading
Film Review: “Low Tide” Is a Nostalgic Hidden-Treasure Thriller
Low Tide (Kevin McMullin, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. A24 is perhaps best known for distributing atmospheric horror releases such as The Witch (Robert Eggers, 2015), Hereditary (Ari Aster, 2018), and Midsommar (Aster, 2019), Oscar-nominees and winners such as … Continue reading
Film Review: “The Garden Left Behind” Urges Us Urgently Forward
The Garden Left Behind (Flavio Alves, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. Winner of the Audience Award in the “Visions” category at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival, The Garden Left Behind, from director Flavio Alves (making his feature debut), tells … Continue reading