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Bruce says: “DEFINING BEAUTY: MS. WHEELCHAIR AMERICA does little to deviate from the standard format for documentaries about contests. From the onset we follow the paths of five contestants who are vying for the title of Ms. Wheelchair America in

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Chris says: “ANNETTE is a tough film to wrap one’s head around and you wouldn’t expect anything less from an epic, operatic musical directed by Leos Carax (whose last film was the bonkers HOLY MOTORS) and written/composed by brothers Ron and

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Michael says: “Did we need yet another adaptation of Jane Austen’s popular novel Emma? Probably not. Did I thoroughly enjoy Eleanor Catton’s 2020 adaptation of said classic comedy of manners directed by Autumn de Wilde? Yes, I did, despite myself.

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Michael says: “With the expected smart and rapid dialog from playwright Neil Simon, THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS is a lively, dark comedy about a suburban couple from Ohio who travel to New York City in the hopes of landing a big job

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Michael says: “After enjoying Antonioni’s BLOW-UP, I thought it might be fun to check out BLOW OUT, Brian De Palma’s nod to that classic. In the 1966 film about a photographer who inadvertently captures a possible murder while king pictures of

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Michael says: “Known as the father of African film, Ousmane Sembene made a bold directorial debut in1966 with the spare but withering commentary in BLACK GIRL. The original French title of the film is La noire de…, which means ‘The black girl of…’,

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Michael says: “Sharrock is the Scottish director who recently scored big with Chlotrudis viewers for his second film, LIMBO. PIKADERO is his debut film released in 2015. It revolves around a young couple living in the Basque Country of Spain

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Brett says: “As fan of the underexposed and underrated anthology spookfest SOUTHBOUND, it was a no-brainer to take a seat at director David Bruckner’s latest film THE NIGHT HOUSE, especially with the notion of a major motion picture studio backing

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Michael says: “It was the 17th film Bergman directed, but it was his breakout. Based on his play, ‘Transitions’ THE SEVENTH SEAL follows a knight, Antonious Block, returning from the Crusades with his squire, to find his homeland ravaged by

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Michael says: “From his crazed musicals (TOMMY; THE BOY FRIEND) to his hallucinogenic movies (GOTHIC; THE RAINBOW; LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM) I knew what I was getting into when I decided to watch ALTERED STATES. I’ve always been wary,

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Thom says: “Out-of-hand I see all Criterion releases that come out if previously not watched by me. Most of their releases are anywhere from good to extraordinary (although very occasionally they are poor) and this one is an outright masterpiece.

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Thom says: “Surveying director Rose’s rather run-of-the-mill curriculum vitae (IMMORTAL BELOVED, PAPERHOUSE, CANDYMAN, etc.), I had no reason to suspect I’d enjoy this film so much & would have probably passed on it were it not featuring the indomitable Ms.

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Michael says: “After seeing ORPHEUS, I had to finally check out BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the film that first put Jean Cocteau on the map, and his first feature length directorial narrative. Released in 1946, this French romantic fantasy film

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Whirlybird (2021)

Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America (2012)

Annette (2021)

Emma. (2020)

The Out-Of-Towners (1970)

Blow Out (1981)

Black Girl (1966)

Pikadero (2015)

The Night House (2021)

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Altered States (2021)

The Cremator (1969)

White As Snow (2021)

Blindfire (2021)

Ema (2021)

Mr. Nice (2011)

Sabaya (2021)

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (2021)

What We Left Unfinished (2021)

Beauty and the Beast (1946)