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Review of A Ghost Story (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jul 2017

The enigmatic view of the afterlife is mingled with sadness and loneliness, making you root for the ghost who is waiting for something but…

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Review of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jul 2017

The franchise has reached the level where the story is a hash of other films, including Harry Potter and any western that takes the side of…

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Review of The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jul 2017

about a true artist for which her beloved cameras were the implement that allows you to eat the soup. It is not the soup,…

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Review of The Journey (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 Jun 2017

I enjoyed watching Spall and Meaney and their verbal sparring, especially over issues of note…

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Review of The Beguiled (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 Jun 2017

The production is sultry and fogged in diffused light and, overall, does look good on the screen…

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Review of The Journey (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 Jun 2017

I enjoyed watching Spall and Meaney and their verbal sparring, especially over issues of note…

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Review of Okja (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 Jun 2017

While Mija and Okja are the heart and soul of the story, Bong does not stint on assembling an international cast to fill out what are often…

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Review of The Hero (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jun 2017

The Hero belongs to Sam Elliott in his full bodied performance as the once famous star who tries to find a new life, even as the end draws near…

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Review of Beatriz at Dinner (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jun 2017

The characters represent ideas, rather than people, as the inherent class conflict comes to a boil…

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Review of My Cousin Rachel (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 08 Jun 2017

Where I should have been immersed in the darkly tinged mood of the story, I felt more like an observer to a film production process of making…

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Review of Megan Leavey (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 07 Jun 2017

I have to admit, the sentimental softie in me got a bit verklempt over Megan's plight and reunion with Rex. (That is not a spoiler, by the way.)…

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Review of I, Daniel Blake (2016)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 01 Jun 2017

a socially relevant and poignant character study about the losing battle of an average guy against a system that sure does seem to not care…

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Review of The Wedding Plan (2016)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 20 May 2017

Noa Koler gives Michal full depth of character and you root for her, despite herself…

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Review of Wakefield (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 20 May 2017

[T]he source material by E.L…

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Review of Obit (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 16 May 2017

Obit wraps up with a simple, wry statement by one of the NYT obit writers: There's nothing you can do about dying, by the way…

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Review of Risk (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 May 2017

PBS shows Frontline or American Experience (Poitras is American, after all) would be a better venue for an edited version and would probably…

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Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 May 2017

[In the original Alien, we got to know, and most important, empathize with the characters, especially Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and, a little,…

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Review of The Lovers (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 03 May 2017

The film belongs to Winger and Letts and I rooted for them through to the end. The goings on around them kept me at arms length, though…

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Review of Glory (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 03 May 2017

The unrelenting build up of injustices to the film's climax left me with a knot in my stomach…

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Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 12 Apr 2017

It is kind of like Indiana Jones without the bullwhip, stolen idols and Nazi conspiracy and all the hard work…

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