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Review of Buzzard (2015)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 06 Mar 2015

Burge and Potrykus are the De Niro and Scorsese of stunted adolescence, collaborators who explore the petulance and violence of stymied young men…

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Review of Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 03 Feb 2015

Josue tries to reclaim his narrative with this intimate, positive portrait, but while Shepard's brave and resourceful parents encourage her,…

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Review of Abandoned Mine (2013)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 03 Feb 2015

Josue tries to reclaim his narrative with this intimate, positive portrait, but while Shepard's brave and resourceful parents encourage her,…

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Review of Goodbye to All That (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Dec 2014

The title indicates a major transition, but despite assertions that the dissolution of a marriage is a life-altering event, divorce doesn't…

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Review of Murder of a Cat (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 25 Nov 2014

Murder of a Cat has an off-kilter charm, with Greene prizing humor over menace, and Clinton's maturity over plot resolution…

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Review of The Historian (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 25 Nov 2014

As a performer, he's best at the lectern and interacting with students who share his love of ancient Rome…

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Review of Miss Meadows (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 11 Nov 2014

Holmes and Dale are ideal together, turning a polite courtship and charged relationship (including a sex scene that's both giddy and profound)…

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Review of Delusions of Guinevere (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 11 Nov 2014

Beneath the rom-com pacing and peppy underscoring of a Lifetime movie, Delusions of Guinevere is a surprisingly dark satire of modern celebrity…

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Review of Private Peaceful (2012)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 28 Oct 2014

O'Connor tries mightily to contextualize the suffering of the Peaceful brothers at home and abroad, making a better case for the British class…

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Review of Diplomacy (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Oct 2014

Arestrup and Dussollier originated these roles on stage, but Schlöndorff (who directed the Hoffman/Malkovich Death of a Salesman) gives it…

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Review of Stuck (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 07 Oct 2014

Acher adroitly juggles all the gimmickry, using it to comment on Holly and Guy's burgeoning relationship…

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Review of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 06 Oct 2014

In this unhurried full version, Benson allows grief to transform his characters, with few guarantees and plenty of regrets…

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Review of #Stuck (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 06 Oct 2014

Acher adroitly juggles all the gimmickry, using it to comment on Holly and Guy's burgeoning relationship…

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Review of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 06 Oct 2014

In this unhurried full version, Benson allows grief to transform his characters, with few guarantees and plenty of regrets…

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Review of Copenhagen (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 29 Sep 2014

[An] exquisitely beautiful feature debut…

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Review of Days and Nights (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 22 Sep 2014

At 92 minutes, Days and Nights feels choppy and hurried, pushing the narrative toward inevitable tragedy rather than exploring how these dispirited…

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Review of Take Me to the River (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 08 Sep 2014

Take Me to the River takes a while to find its groove and capture what Charlie Musselwhite calls that secret, Southern, Memphis ingredient…

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Review of Kelly & Cal (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 02 Sep 2014

Amy Lowe Starbin's script offers a welcome directness and some sly observations about acceptance and compromise…

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Review of God Help the Girl (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 01 Sep 2014

Browning captures Eve's weariness and enthusiasm, and her lovely voice and crisp delivery gives Murdoch's labored lyrics a vulnerable immediacy…

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Review of Last Weekend (2014)

By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 25 Aug 2014

Last Weekend is too enamored of this nouveau riche household to be satirical, instead offering unexpected moments of genuine warmth as a calling…

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