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Review of Bridge of Spies (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 04 Jan 2016

Simply the best film Spielberg has made in decades…

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Review of Mustang (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 30 Dec 2015

Marred by its failure to make up its mind whether to tell a tale of victimology or resistance, it is redeemed by its performances and general panache…

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Review of Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 23 Dec 2015

An enthralling tale adapted to the screen by a director whose work mostly deals with contemporary issues--a testament to Hardy's continuing appeal…

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Review of 45 Years (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 18 Dec 2015

A reminder that films can reach the level of art on rare occasions…

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Review of Youth (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 18 Dec 2015

A curious mixture of Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain and Fellini…

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Review of The Emperor's New Clothes (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 16 Dec 2015

While it is short on analysis, it is excellent as entertainment and of some use for your friends or relatives who still think that capitalism…

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Review of Emptying the Skies (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 04 Dec 2015

A thrilling action drama, not about CIA agents or Mafia gangsters, but about bird lovers putting their lives on the line to prevent poachers…

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Review of Mediterranea (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 14 Nov 2015

Both topically and dramatically, this is a film that matters more than most when immigration has reached an explosive status with people fleeing…

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Review of Democrats (2014)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 13 Nov 2015

Although somewhat limited by the cinéma vérité framework, this is a fascinating study of two men on the opposite of the barricades searching…

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Review of Trumbo (2007)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 06 Nov 2015

Ignore the rotten reviews here, at least if you are looking for superlative filmmaking combined with a timely message about how the rich and…

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Review of Trumbo (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 06 Nov 2015

Ignore the rotten reviews here, at least if you are looking for superlative filmmaking combined with a timely message about how the rich and…

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Review of In Jackson Heights (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 06 Nov 2015

Frederick Wiseman, now 85, has made a politically engaged film about people confronting the gentrification that is robbing NY of its soul…

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Review of Where to Invade Next (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 06 Nov 2015

Moore is as engaging as ever but the film's message is nonsense…

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Review of The Royal Road (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 29 Oct 2015

An offbeat experimental film that mixes Spalding Gray type monologue, California history and film history…

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Review of The Pearl Button (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 23 Oct 2015

A stunning combination of art and politics. My pick for best documentary of 2015 and probably of the past decade…

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Review of Racing Extinction (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 22 Oct 2015

A prophetic call for action against capitalist waste of natural resources, as well as some stunningly beautiful vistas above and below the…

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Review of Dukhtar (2014)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 08 Oct 2015

Oddly enough, a plot similar to Mad Max: Fury Road but a million times more interesting--and by a first-time director, no less…

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Review of Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 08 Oct 2015

Gets the street fighting and the voices of the participants right but little else…

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Review of The Dark Horse (2014)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 24 Sep 2015

The finest movie ever made about the game of chess as well as a deeply perceptive take on the brutal conditions indigenous peoples face in…

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Review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015)

By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 24 Sep 2015

Stick to the HBO documentary…

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