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festivals, hot docs, reactions

THE CIRCUS DYNASTY plays Hot Docs 2015

A Shakespearian drama plays out behind the scenes of one of the circus dynasties in Europe.

Posted on April 25, 2015April 26, 2015
festivals, hot docs, reactions

RAIDERS! plays Hot Docs 2015

Can you ever go back to Cairo after you’ve climbed out of a nuked fridge?

Posted on April 25, 2015April 26, 2015
festivals, hot docs, reactions

THE QUEEN OF SILENCE plays Hot Docs 2015

A genre-bending story of beauty, isolation, and poverty that dances to its own rhythm.

Posted on April 24, 2015April 26, 2015
festivals, hot docs, reactions

BLOOD SISTERS plays Hot Docs 2015

A beautifully restrained portrait of a truly unbreakable bond,

Posted on April 24, 2015April 26, 2015
festivals, hot docs, reactions

JESUS TOWN, USA plays Hot Docs 2015

Blessed are the Buddhists, for they will make for splendid nonfiction viewing.

Posted on April 24, 2015April 26, 2015
festivals, hot docs, reactions

MISSING PEOPLE plays Hot Docs 2015

A portrait of one woman; Who she once was, who she thinks she is, and what she might never be again.

Posted on April 23, 2015April 25, 2015
hot docs, trailers

The Other Woman: Trailer for WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?

Dim the lights and turn the stereo up.

Posted on April 22, 2015April 25, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by SHERLOCK, JR.

Trying to do two things at once and expecting to do justice to both.

Posted on April 21, 2015June 30, 2015
hot docs, trailers

Saturday People: LIVE FROM NEW YORK! Trailer

Any chance Sinead O’Connor and Ashlee Simpson were available for comment?

Posted on April 20, 2015April 24, 2015
reviews

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

Is it possible to know a total stranger? Is it possible to know ourselves?

Posted on April 19, 2015June 20, 2015
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched April 11 – April 17)

A few titles, and a lot of thoughts on what might be Marvel’s best work so far.

Posted on April 18, 2015April 23, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 4 – 17 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

While I read up a storm, Simon rebrands, Thought Bubble talks Hornhead, and Carp criticizes.

Posted on April 17, 2015April 23, 2015

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