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May Netflix Instant Review –“The Piano Teacher”
The Piano Teacher (2001; Dir.: Michael Haneke) GRADE: B By Mike Dub Throughout his well-regarded and controversial career, Michael Haneke has specialized in disturbing violence. With unnerving...
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May Netflix Instant Reviews –“Let the Fire Burn”
Let the Fire Burn (2013; Dir.: Jason Osder) GRADE: A- By Daniel Barnes Jason Osder’s powerful and disturbing Let the Fire Burn is part of a new wave of media collage documentaries that also includes...
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June CRITERION COLLECTION REVIEW – “Time Without Pity”
Time Without Pity (1957; Dir.: Joseph Losey) GRADE: B By Mike Dub By the time Joseph Losey released Time Without Pity in 1957, the “named” communist had been living in exile from HUAC for five years,...
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CRITERION COLLECTION REVIEW –“CAPRICIOUS SUMMER”
Capricious Summer (1968; Dir.: Jiri Menzel) GRADE: B By Daniel Barnes For some reason, I watched Capricious Summer with the impression that it was the cluttered but raggedly beautiful predecessor to...
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June NETFLIX INSTANT REVIEWS – “20 Feet from Stardom”
20 Feet from Stardom (2013; Dir.: Morgan Neville) GRADE: B By Mike Dub There seem to be two kinds of films that win Best Documentary at the Academy Awards, particularly in recent years. First, there...
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VIDEO ON DEMAND/IN THEATERS (SF) –“E-Team”
E-Team (2014; Dir.: Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman) GRADE: B By Daniel Barnes *Premiering today on Netflix Instant; opening October 31 at the Presidio Theater in San Francisco. The solid documentary...
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