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Film Review: “63 Up” – One of the Strongest Entries in the Series Yet
63 Up (Michael Apted, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. Humans don’t tend to be a reflective species. The long-running British documentary Up series, however, forces its subjects to be exactly that, catching up with its several subjects every seven … Continue reading
Film Review: Magnificent “Midnight Family” Sheds Light on the Human Condition
Midnight Family (Luke Lorentzen, 2019) 4 out of 4 stars. Imagine a country with a terrible national health-care infrastructure and little regulation over the ways that desperate citizens seek to not only do business, but survive. No, it’s not the … Continue reading
Film Review: “7 Days to Vegas” Is a High-Stakes Real-Life Gamble
7 Days to Vegas (Eric Balfour, 2019) If you do a quick Google search on the question “can you walk to Las Vegas?” you’ll be met with results spanning from walking from the airport to the Strip, among other reasonable … Continue reading
Film Review: “White Snake” Is a Charming, Fantastical Chinese Adventure
White Snake (Amp Wong/Ji Zhao, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. I’m not one to typically watch Far Eastern animated films. I never got into anime, and I rarely catch animated films in the United States, to be frank. However, … Continue reading