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House of Darkness – 6.5
Not for everyone, but if you came to it expecting Neil Labute’s typically cruel depiction of a male-female relationship you wouldn’t have been disappointed by Justin Long’s bumbling attempt at seduction or Kate Bosworth’s innocent iciness, not to mention the bloody denouement. With only one set and three actors (plus a cameo), this was evidently […]
Apples and Oranges – 1
A history of volunteers at Israeli kibbutzes, told through archival footage and ex post facto interviews, making no point, having no point of view, presenting no reason for its existence as a documentary film.
Stranger’s Arms – 7.5
Hate to call a movie “cute,” but this was adorable. No bad guys, no one got hurt, nothing really “happened,” just three 19-year-olds figuring things out in suburban Long Island, with a lot of beer, a little weed and some locals. This played like the low-budget first feature of recent film school grads, which it […]
The Last Tourist – 3
You could make a movie about the problems caused by the cruise industry, or the evil of raising and training wild animals for human amusement, or the lack of qualifications required to volunteer teach in the developing world, or the self-absorption promoted by social media, or the difficulty of experiencing art masterpieces, or overpopulation in […]
The Bastard King – 8.5
This is sort of a Don’t Look Up for lions: why are we fighting over something trivial like different eye color when our entire species faces extinction? The story could not have been told more intimately if the director had used animation. Extraordinary documentary footage of two lion prides in southern Tanzania shows the lions […]