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Then Playing — Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife; The Land of Steady Habits; The Night House

June 17, 2025 Dan Seeger

Reviews of films directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Nicole Holofcener, and David Bruckner Continue reading Then Playing — Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife; The Land of Steady Habits; The Night House

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Then Playing — Monstrum; Love Lies Bleeding; Madame Web

November 12, 2024November 14, 2024 Dan Seeger

Reviews of films directed by Huh Jong-ho, Rose Glass, and S.J. Clarkson. Continue reading Then Playing — Monstrum; Love Lies Bleeding; Madame Web

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Then Playing — Ishtar; The Children Act; Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 Dan Seeger

Reviews of the comedy that ended Elaine May’s directing career, a weak drama with a fine Emma Thompson performance, and a documentary about Linda Ronstadt. Continue reading Then Playing — Ishtar; The Children Act; Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

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Now Playing — The Great Buster: A Celebration; X Y & ZEE; A Love Song

August 28, 2023 Dan Seeger

The Great Buster: A Celebration (Peter Bogdanovich, 2018). Rarely has a director been more in their element than Peter Bogdanovich is with this documentary survey of the life and career of Buster Keaton. The film features the requisite interviews with … Continue reading Now Playing — The Great Buster: A Celebration; X Y & ZEE; A Love Song

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Then Playing — What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael; 27 Missing Kisses; Dial 1119

August 1, 2023 Dan Seeger

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (Rob Garver, 2018).This documentary traces the life and career of one of the most formidable film critics to ever amass column inches. From her perch at The New Yorker, Pauline Kael helped … Continue reading Then Playing — What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael; 27 Missing Kisses; Dial 1119

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Then Playing — The Hard Way; The Lady Gambles; Leave No Trace

May 18, 2022 Dan Seeger

The Hard Way (Vincent Sherman, 1943). This drama about a young woman named Katie (Joan Leslie) making her way in the ruthless world of showbiz has some real grit to it, distinguishing a storyline that otherwise hits familiar beats. It … Continue reading Then Playing — The Hard Way; The Lady Gambles; Leave No Trace

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Then Playing — Rafiki; Cash on Demand; Westworld

March 15, 2022 Dan Seeger

Rafiki (Wanuri Kahiu, 2018). This brisk, bright coming-of-age film takes place in Kenya, where its central same-sex romance is technically against the law. Kena (Samantha Mugatsia) is a withdrawn girl who is struck by the lively exuberance of Ziki (Sheila … Continue reading Then Playing — Rafiki; Cash on Demand; Westworld

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Then Playing — American Animals; Madeline’s Madeline; No Time to Die

November 2, 2021 Dan Seeger

American Animals (Bart Layton, 2018). Bart Layton’s heist drama is drawn from an actual crime perpetrated by a group of young men in the early two-thousands, and the filmmaker creatively incorporates documentary — and documentary warping — contributions from the … Continue reading Then Playing — American Animals; Madeline’s Madeline; No Time to Die

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Then Playing — Mr. Soul; East Side, West Side; Where’s Poppa?

September 7, 2021 Dan Seeger

Mr. Soul! (Melissa Haizlip, 2018). Like Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s more recent Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), this documentary aims to correct the aggressive erasure of triumphant Black culture. Created by Ellis Haizlip, Soul! was … Continue reading Then Playing — Mr. Soul; East Side, West Side; Where’s Poppa?

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Then Playing — The Trial of the Chicago 7; Slice; Horse Girl

December 2, 2020 Dan Seeger

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin, 2020). Aaron Sorkin finds the ideal vehicle for his talky liberal indignation in the sham legal case leveled against a group of protestors who were bullied and brutalized by Chicago police officers … Continue reading Then Playing — The Trial of the Chicago 7; Slice; Horse Girl

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