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Movie ReviewsThe Iranian-German co-production “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is currently nominated for the Best International Film Oscar. It has a turbulent making-of story, but Nathan Weinbender says the movie itself is just as intense and impossible to look away from.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two late arrivals that deserve to be listed among the very best films that 2024 had to offer. The first is “Nickel Boys,” a drama about two young men confined to a Florida reform school, and the second is “September 5,” which tells the story of the ABC Sports team that covered the terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games.
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Movie Reviews“September 5” is a riveting look at ABC Sports’ efforts to cover the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympics, Dan Webster says in his review.
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Movie Reviews“Hard Truths” is the latest drama from master British filmmaker Mike Leigh, about a very angry woman and the family who puts up with her. It’s a challenging watch about a challenging person, but Nathan Weinbender says it’s one of the director’s best.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Dan Webster, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of late releases from 2024, the first being Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” and the second Pedro Almódovar’s “The Room Next Door.”
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Movie Reviews“The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first, and at times awkward, English-language feature film, Dan Webster says in his review.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a film that is playing at the Magic Lantern Theatre, “All We Imagine As Light.” Then, Dan and Mary Pat run down how they fared attending last week's 36th Annual Palm Springs (California) International Film Festival.
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Movie ReviewsWith “The Last Showgirl,” Pamela Anderson makes a comeback as an effective dramatic actress and a surprise Oscar hopeful. Nathan Weinbender looks at the new film from director Gia Coppola.
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Movie ReviewsThe recent documentary “From Darkness to Light” includes the most footage ever shown of the lost Jerry Lewis film “The Day the Clown Cried.” Like the movie at its center, it’s not available currently. Nathan Weinbender says you should keep your eyes peeled for it.
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Movie Reviews“Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever” the millionaire Bryan Johnson preaches, but Chris Smith’s biopic tells a more complex story, Dan Webster says in his review.