REVIEW: FENCES (2016) dir. Denzel Washington
My love for the play Fences by August Wilson goes all the way back to 10th grade. I remember always being an…
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REVIEW: Certain Women (2016) dir. Kelly Reichardt
Three vignettes offer insight into three different women’s lives in Montana in Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women. The triumph of the film is…
REVIEW: La La Land (2016) dir. Damien Chazelle
I wanted to enjoy La La Land. I really did. I was, in fact, fawning over the idea of a big Hollywood musical directed…
REVIEW: Manchester by the Sea (2016) dir. Kenneth Lonergan
“It’s sort of strictly just, like, basement business.” “What does that mean?” “It means I’m working on it.” I look forward to…
REVIEW: Loving (2016) dir. Jeff Nichols
Oscar season is upon us! I mean, sort of. The statuettes themselves won’t be handed out for another several months, but between…
REVIEW: The Love Witch (2016) dir. Anna Biller
Since beginning my work here at the Hassle, I have gotten into the habit of keeping a running tally of new releases…
REVIEW: Arrival (2016) dir. Denis Villeneuve
Cinemas saw a boost in sales this weekend after the American public elected Donald Trump to the highest position of power in the land….
REVIEW: Moonlight (2016) dir. Barry Jenkins
There’s a moment in the middle of Moonlight where Chiron — the main character, a queer young black man growing up in…
WENT-THERE: Larissa Sansour Sci Fi Trilogy
Larissa Sansour’s three short films that screened at the MFA this Monday – A Space Exodus, Nation Estate, and In the Future, They Ate From the…
WENT-THERE: I Am the People (2014) dir. Anna Roussillon
Anna Roussillon’s I Am the People was the 2015 winner of the John Marshall Award for Contemporary Ethnographic Media, as well as…
On the Silver Globe (1988) dir. Andrzej Zulawski
“You’re here! There’s nothing. Nothing here!” I hope you’re feeling generous. Generous enough, that is, to forgive what I sincerely believe to…
REVIEW: Recollection (2016) dir. Kamal Aljafari
In Recollection, Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari takes a highly experimental approach to portray his hometown of Jaffa, an ancient port city in…
