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  • Crooklyn
  • Phantom Thread
  • Eve's Bayou
  • Children of Men

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★½

  • Black Bag

    ★★★★

  • The Gorge

  • Presence

    ★★★

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★

    Soderbergh was locked in as usual.

  • Presence

    Presence

    ★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    ★★★★★

    This was a great film. Out gunned and out numbered, the people of Cork have an uphill battle during the Irish war of Independence. Much of what I know about Irish history is through literature and film. The performances were very emotional. Ken Loach did a brilliant job directing and writing it, despite not being Irish. Some of the lingo went over my head, but I can see how someone who knows the culture better this would be effective storytelling,…

  • Sugarcane

    Sugarcane

    I was a little hesitant to watch because of the subject matter but I'm really glad I did. The impact of Indian Boarding Schools isn't well known to American public. Even though the subject of this doc is the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation, there's a through line about the larger impact of colonialism and generational trauma. The ending conveyed so much and had a profound effect on me. I thought the lingering silences and open ended questions from the subjects of the film was so delicate and impactful. Beautiful merging of form and content.