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Film Review: “Inherit the Viper” Is a Gruesome Glance into the Opioid Epidemic
Inherit the Viper (Anthony Jerjen, 2019) 2½ out of 4 stars. It’s a tale focused around a topic as old as time itself: family. And yet, Anthony Jerjen’s debut film Inherit the Viper doesn’t feel traditional at all. It is a … Continue reading
Film Review: “A Hidden Life” Is Lost in the Malick
A Hidden Life (Terrence Malick, 2019) 1 out of 4 stars. Once upon a time, I admired the work of Terrence Malick. His debut feature, the 1973 Badlands, remains one of my favorite films of all time, its combination of … Continue reading
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