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More on To Save and Project 2025
MoMA’s annual To Save and Project not only screens significant film preservation titles, it also showcases the museums, archives, and organizations that select what titles will be restored. Prominent among these are MoMA itself, the Library of Congress, EYE Filmmuseum, … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals, Restorations, Silent Film
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Flight Risk review: Demon pilot vs. Deputy Marshall
With a January release date and a cancelled director, Flight Risk is an easy target for critics. I don’t know why Lionsgate decided to open it during the Bermuda Triangle of theatergoing. And it’s hard to defend Mel Gibson’s off-screen … Continue reading
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Preserving our film heritage: MoMA’s To Save and Project
An indispensable part of the film year, MoMA’s To Save and Project showcases significant recent efforts to preserve important works of cinema. Now in its twenty-first year, TSAP offers intriguing glimpses into world cinema as well as the opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals, Restorations
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Brave the Dark review: Teacher saves troubled youth
A teacher helping a troubled student is one of the more durable film genres. Stand and Deliver, Good Will Hunting, Dangerous Minds, The Great Debaters, To Sir With Love, all the way back to Goodbye, Mr. Chips these largely sentimental … Continue reading
Posted in Biopic, Drama
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The Prosecutor: Donnie Yen action thriller
Although he keeps threatening to retire, Donnie Yen is back with another well-executed, instantly disposable action thriller. Yen is just about the last old-school action star still putting out product like this: bright, flashy, paper-thin entertainment that walks a tightrope … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Asian, New Releases
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Diner carnage in the slasher thriller Last Straw
A slasher thriller with solid twists, Last Straw is made with more than enough conviction to satisfy genre fans. Smart cinematography and a strong cast help muscle the movie past troubling gaps in its plotting. Shot on the cheap in … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Horror
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Saving the Planet through “Rewilding”
Environmental docs tend to throw out a litany of ecological horrors that leave viewers feeling helpless. Escape from Extinction: Rewilding takes a different approach. Using case studies from around the globe, the film suggests that we have the power to … Continue reading
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Wolfs review: The Cinema of Privilege
The conmen from Oceans Eleven have aged out of the rackets, lost their girlfriends, and have been forced into real jobs to make ends meet. That’s the basic premise of Wolfs, a lazy bromance that rests on the fading charms … Continue reading
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Review: Protocol 7 says vaccines might be dangerous
Based on real-life events, Protocol 7 uses staged re-enactments to make the case that pharmaceutical giant Merck doctored test results to sell potentially dangerous mumps vaccine. Director and co-writer Andy Wakefield tackles an important story, but tells it with little … Continue reading
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Crescent City review: Murder in Little Rock
Powerful casting helps compensate for weak writing in Crescent City, a mean-spirited film noir set in Little Rock, Arkansas. Familiar faces like Terence Howard, Esai Morales, and an effective Alec Baldwin have no trouble navigating the twists and turns in … Continue reading
Posted in Action, On demand
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