Review of The Last Picture Show (1971) by James Kendrick for Q Network Film Desk — 27 Feb 2001
Doesn't shy away from the inherent awkwardness of life, but instead embraces it with an elegiac sensitivity that sidesteps Peyton Place-style melodrama and turns small-town anomie and the dead ends of life into stark cinematic poetry.
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This review of The Last Picture Show (1971) was written by James Kendrick and published by Q Network Film Desk on 27 Feb 2001.
The Last Picture Show has generally received very positive reviews.
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