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'Class Enemy' review: a sterling, captivatingly cold-hearted look at life and politics
The line between interpretation and misinterpretation seems driven inside the heart of Rok Bicek’s Class…
'Wildlike' review, starring Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty and Ann Dowd
Frank Hall Green’s Wildlike is, in a word, unremarkable. The kind of film which has…
'Girlhood' review: gripping but familiar female coming-of-age tale
Coming-of-age dramas are a dime a dozen. They come and go in droves to cinemas…
'Better Call Saul' season one finale review: 'Marco'
When Better Call Saul began its run, what seemed to drive interest was witnessing how…
Athens International Film + Video Festival: 'States of Grace' is a highly moving documentary on physical disabilities
A diligent but respectfully handled look at loss and revival, Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman’s…
Athens International Film + Video Festival review: 'Lost in the Bewilderness', a family documentary made over 30 years
If Boyhood is a masterpiece solely because it was filmed over the course of 12…
Athens International Film + Video Festival review: Desiree Akhavan's 'Appropriate Behavior'
Comparisons between Lena Dunham’s work and Desiree Akhavan’s first feature Appropriate Behavior are inevitable. The…
Athens International Film + Video Festival review: 'Proud Citizen', the Kentucky-based, fish-out-of-water mumblecore dramedy
Typically what drives a film’s story is urgency, where characters often are called into action…
Athens International Film + Video Festival review: 'Song of the Sea'
Splendidly animated and joyfully rich in lore and whimsy, Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea—his…