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Blue Jean
When considering the progress of gay rights, it’s important to remember how long LGBT people have had to hide their sexual identities from family,...
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Afire
With each new film, Christian Petzold increases his stature as the foremost 21st century German director. His latest is called Afire. It’s a different...
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Dry Ground Burning
A gang of women steal oil from Brazilian pipelines, refining it into gas to be sold on the black market. On a firelit night...
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Mami Wata
Mami Wata, a film by Nigerian writer-director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, is subtitled “a West African folklore,” and it does explore the tension between ancient...
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Rewind & Play
I’ve seen plenty of documentaries about musicians, some very good—usually you get a biography of the subject; interviews with friends, colleagues, and others; and...
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
British film comedy came into its own in the years following the Second World War. Maybe the extremity of that experience caused something to...