The New York Times – Film:
The writer-director Theda Hammel’s biting, delirious quarantine comedy skewers white gay men in a world where fact, fiction and authentic experiences collide.
Author: Lisa Kennedy
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‘Chicken for Linda!’ Review: A Comedy That Cooks
The New York Times – Film:
In this madcap film, a mother’s apology leads to a delightful misadventure that begins with mourning and ends with a father’s favorite recipe.
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Steve Buscemi’s ‘The Listener’ Looks at Post-Covid Loneliness
The New York Times – Film:
Tessa Thompson’s still and luminous performance makes this post-Covid drama about loneliness, directed by Steve Buscemi, worth watching.
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‘Mea Culpa’ Review: Who’s Really to Blame, and for What?
The New York Times – Film:
The tagline of Tyler Perry’s new movie is “everyone’s guilty of something,” but the responsibility for this willfully steamy, decidedly silly thriller is all his.
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‘Here’ Review: A Celebration of Connection
The New York Times – Film:
In Bas Devos’s muted and luminous Belgian drama, two lonely souls repeatedly encounter each other.
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‘Which Brings Me to You’ Review: Out With the Old?
The New York Times – Film:
This rom-com boasts a clever conceit that at times feels a little cluttered.
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‘Inshallah a Boy’ Review: Where the Male Line Is the Only Line
The New York Times – Film:
In this film by Amjad Al Rasheed, a young widow in Jordan strains against the tradition, underpinned by law, that without a man she is nothing.
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‘South to Black Power’ Review: A Great Migration in Reverse
The New York Times – Film:
In a new documentary, the opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for Black Americans to move to the South to gain political footholds.
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‘Stamped From the Beginning’ Review: Examining Racist Thought
The New York Times – Film:
The documentary, based on Ibram X. Kendi’s 2016 book, looks at the ugly history of anti-Black ideology.