Movie Reviews
Dan Webster and Nathan Weinbender give short movie reviews.
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You’ve probably never heard of the microbudget Burt, but Nathan Weinbender says this unassuming comedy about a musician and his estranged son is a buried treasure worth digging up. It’s now streaming on Kanopy.
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Blue Heron tells the story of how one child’s emotional problems affects the other members of his family, Dan Webster says.
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Rose of Nevada, now playing at the Magic Lantern Theatre, is a slow, dreamy meditation on time travel and maritime economies. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a challenging, heady film from British writer-director Mark Jenkin.
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The Odyssey is less a depiction of the Homeric poem than it is a reflection of Christopher Nolan’s trademark themes, Dan Webster says.
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Tuner is the story of a man with musical gifts and sensitive hearing who becomes a safe cracker. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a minor but entertaining neo-noir, and it’s now available as a digital rental.
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The Invite is a powerful look at marriage that echoes one of the great works of American theater, Dan Webster says.
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Maddie’s Secret, from comedian John Early, is a hard film to classify. It plays like an homage to a 1980s TV movie about a woman with an eating disorder, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s a surprisingly thoughtful and sometimes absurd study of an often-mocked genre.
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Movie ReviewsWith his film Fiume o Morte! director Igor Berzinović uses a novel way of telling the history of a troubled city, Dan Webster says.
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The Love That Remains is an offbeat drama about nature, fate and an Icelandic family coming apart at the seams. It’s now streaming on the Criterion Channel, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s weird, compelling and, if you can get on its level, deeply rewarding.
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Earth, Wind and Fire is the latest streaming documentary about a beloved musical act, in this case the groundbreaking funk band from Oscar winner Questlove. Nathan Weinbender says it’s an entertaining and surprisingly complicated portrait. It’s now streaming on HBO Max.
- Nathan Weinbender reviews "Blue Heron"
- Dan Webster reviews "I Swear"
- Dan Webster reviews "All That's Left of You"
- Dan Webster reviews "Fantasy Life"
- Dan Webster reviews "The Drama"
- Dan Webster reviews "Sirāt"
- Dan Webster reviews "Project Hail Mary"
- Dan Webster reviews "WTO/99"
- Nathan Weinbender reviews "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert"
- Nathan Weinbender reviews "Wuthering Heights"