Tag: Roadside Attractions
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‘City of Dreams’ Film Review: True-Life Subject As Exploitation Film
Writer-director Mohit Ramchandani’s City of Dreams walks a less-than fine line between an urgent call for action and an exploitation picture. Sometimes the line becomes too blurred, as many moments go all in for cheap thriller tactics and melodrama. As
‘Joe Bell’: Story Reflects More On Life Than Redeems It
Joe Bell, based on a true story, features Mark Wahlberg as a father struggling to come to terms with himself and his life as he walks across America to speak about bullying in defense of his son.
‘The Glorias’: Indulgent, Vibrant Look at Steinem’s Life is Relevant to Our Time
The Glorias Directed by: Julie Taymor Screenplay by: Sarah Ruhl and Julie Taymor, based on My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem Starring: Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Timothy Hutton, Lorraine Toussaint, Janelle Monáe, Bette Midler ‘Timely’ is a phrase