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Review of From Nowhere (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 07 Nov 2018

From Nowhere may be all about the difficulty of fitting in, but ultimately, it can't help but stand out…

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Review of Tumbledown (2016)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 07 Nov 2018

By the time Tumbledown reaches its genuinely rousing conclusion, you could wonder why Hannah was ever down in the dumps, but it's all the more…

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Review of Holy Hell (2016)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 07 Nov 2018

Though the filmmaker may ask himself whether enduring the personal nightmare of collecting footage for Holy Hell was worth it, it's certainly…

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Review of It Happened in L.A. (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 02 Nov 2018

Consistently taking chances on pleasingly oddball ideas to accompany finely crafted one-liners, the filmmaker assuredly balances tone and multiple…

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Review of Miles (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

Though its lead character may feel trapped by his surroundings, Miles finds inspiration in them, itself something to celebrate, but even more…

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Review of Whose Streets? (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

The depiction of activists cleverly figuring out ways to use what little resources they have in a situation that is heavily rigged against…

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Review of Boundaries (2018)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

A brilliant sense of humor to go along with an uncommonly sharp observations, making the study of politics on a number of fronts, as much gender-related…

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Review of The Handmaiden (2016)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

Park clearly delights in the occasionally ridiculous levels of decadence he heaps on this layer cake of deception and deceit, but The Handmaiden…

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Review of LoveTrue (2016)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

The three stories seem to have been picked at random, but Har'el finds a bewitching way to fuse them together stylistically, taking the disenchanting…

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Review of Menashe (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

Weinstein walks a tightrope similar to the one of his main character, and though Menashe may occasionally falter, this director impressively…

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Review of Spettacolo (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

While it's increasingly saddening in Spettacolo to consider that a place as unique as this tight-knit community isn't immune to such concerns,…

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Review of A Woman, a Part (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

The way Subrin's mosaic-like structuring comes together is quite rewarding, carefully calibrated in its haunting musical choices and nuanced…

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Review of A United Kingdom (2016)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

There isn't a shred of irony here, but a sly sense of subversion as Assante places not only a little-known piece of history, but an interracial…

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Review of Buster's Mal Heart (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

To make something so surreal to work, it must have its bearings and Smith's strong sense of human nature allows the confrontations with the…

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Review of The Lost Arcade (2015)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

The Lost Arcade speaks to a greater cultural shift towards personal isolation without putting too fine a point on it and the desire by some…

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Review of Rainbow Time (2016)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

An impressive showcase for Phillips both in front of and behind the camera, showing a considerable restraint both in playing Shonzi and writing…

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Review of White Girl (2016)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

In White Girl, you realize that in telling the story of a woman who may overestimate her own power in some respects, Wood, just one film in,…

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Review of The Secret Scripture (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

In even the smallest expressions of this freedom, whether it's a rare grin from Mara or Redgrave playing a few bars of Moonlight Sonata, The…

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Review of Band Aid (2017)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

For a film that beautifully illustrates how one can find the music in their every day lives, Band Aid doesn't miss a beat, but it'll make your…

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Review of The Strange Ones (2018)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

It isn't just how The Strange Ones is framed that's so compelling, but how Pettyfer and Freedson-Jackson both hold their own on screen, no…

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