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Review of Chappaquiddick (2018)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 12 Apr 2018

Sober and deliberately understated, Chappaquiddick sometimes struggles to keep up the tension…

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Review of A Quiet Place (2018)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 05 Apr 2018

This is basically a modest B-movie, but with compelling characters, potent performances and tight, crafted direction, it effectively explores…

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Review of A Quiet Place (2016)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 05 Apr 2018

This is basically a modest B-movie, but with compelling characters, potent performances and tight, crafted direction, it effectively explores…

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Review of The Death of Stalin (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 29 Mar 2018

Comedy is not the obvious genre for dealing with a brutal autocrat who killed millions of his own people, but The Death of Stalin mostly works…

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Review of Aida's Secrets (2016)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 28 Mar 2018

Aida's Secrets is not an incredibly artful doc...But the straight-ahead observation of this specific human story is powerfully emotional and…

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Review of Meditation Park (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 16 Mar 2018

Meditation Park is mostly a complex and compassionate look at marriage, families, aging and the immigrant experience…

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Review of A Fantastic Woman (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 09 Mar 2018

Mixed in with these dark strains, we have glints of comedy and bursts of magic realism...In this empathetic portrait of suffering and resilience,…

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Review of Human Flow (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 09 Mar 2018

Ai's subjects remain nameless and voiceless, viewed en masse…

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Review of The Party (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 02 Mar 2018

The Party remains fast, brittle and more than a bit mean...Anchored by Scott Thomas's portrayal of cool competence and boosted by Clarkson's…

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Review of Call Me by Your Name (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 26 Jan 2018

Nothing happens and everything happens, the story's growing emotional power coming from subtle, complicated lead performances, exquisite pacing…

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Review of The Square (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 18 Jan 2018

The Square keeps viewers off-balance, taking on race and xenophobia, gender and abuse, poverty and class privilege with a sideways Nordic tone…

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Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 15 Dec 2017

The Last Jedi combines sincerity with self-awareness, and fanboy callbacks with ranging cinematic references…

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Review of Lady Bird (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 17 Nov 2017

As much as I love Gerwig's sunny, grounded presence as a screen actor, her assured solo directorial debut demonstrates why we need women to…

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Review of Loving Vincent (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 10 Nov 2017

Loving Vincent is made up of visually lush, gorgeously coloured, constantly moving surfaces, but the narrative underneath remains awkward and static…

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Review of Breathe (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 26 Oct 2017

Produced by Robin and Diana's son, Jonathan Cavendish, the film is affectionate and optimistic…

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Review of Breathe (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 26 Oct 2017

Produced by Robin and Diana's son, Jonathan Cavendish, the film is affectionate and optimistic…

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Review of My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 05 Oct 2017

My Little Pony: The Movie may not be terrible, but it simply has no compelling reason - beyond more sparkly, rainbow-coloured merchandising…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 05 Oct 2017

Blade Runner's world is grotty, grey, crowded and retrofitted. This future doesn't jettison the past…

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Review of Obit (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 14 Sep 2017

Far from being depressing, dirge-like or morbid, Obit is vivacious, funny and effortlessly entertaining…

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Review of Menashe (2017)

By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 17 Aug 2017

[Director Joshua] Weinstein, one feels, comes to Borough Park not to judge but to quietly observe…

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