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Sammi Leigh Melville
Feb 8, 2021
Quietly Devastating (Review: IDENTIFYING FEATURES)
A film that portrays the topic of immigration borders without frontlining drug wars - and not only that, but from the perspective of a...
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Sammi Leigh Melville
Jun 12, 2020
Thrillingly Disturbing (Review: SHIRLEY)
Director Josephine Decker's newest feature, SHIRLEY, is a thrillingly disturbing piece giving us a twisted insight into the mind of...
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Sammi Leigh Melville
May 26, 2020
A Delightful Caper (Review: LUCKY GRANDMA)
If you're looking for a film that makes you laugh but also throws in a little danger, look no further than Sasie Sealy's LUCKY GRANDMA, a...
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Sammi Leigh Melville
May 19, 2020
About The Hunt (Review: THE BOOKSELLERS)
Humans like rare things. It's just in our nature. We are drawn to exclusivity, and put value in things that are hard to get. But not...
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Sammi Leigh Melville
May 14, 2020
Larger Than Life (Review: BOTERO)
If you're in the mood for walking through the personal history of the most popular living artists in today's society, then it is time to...
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Sammi Leigh Melville
May 8, 2020
A Hauntingly Devastating Tale (Review: A REGULAR WOMAN)
"Being a disgrace means breaking with tradition. Being a disgrace means having your own mind." Director Sherry Hormann's film, A...
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Sammi Leigh Melville
May 4, 2020
Capturing Those Exquisite Moments of Style (Review: THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM)
Few have not heard of him. Bill Cunningham, the man in the blue jacket who rode around New York City, photographing random women on the...
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Sammi Leigh Melville
Apr 28, 2020
Cuts Straight To The Heart (Review: DRIVEWAYS)
A lulling, poignant soundtrack follows a mother and son on a roadtrip, neither speaking as the night beats them to their location. Kathy...
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Apr 20, 2020
The "Forbidden Dance" (Review: AND THEN WE DANCED)
"There is no sex in Georgian dance. This isn't the Lambada," says Merab's dance instructor, foreshadowing a bit of what is to come in...
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Apr 16, 2020
Complex Life Lessons (Review: SAINT FRANCES
Bridget (Kelly O'Sullivan) is not your typical nanny. She isn't one of those people who fawns over children. Her quiet but quick-witted...
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