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    Beatriz At Dinner

      For much of its plot, the dramatic comedy Beatriz at Dinner, teeters between becoming a cliched ridden tale about a Trumpesque property baron and a Buddhist Holistic healer, or a powerful take on a very contemporary environmental scenario. What pushes it more to the latter are the potent performances of is two stars Salam … Continue reading

    Beginners

    Father and son Hal and Oliver are beginners at relationships even at this late stage in their lives.  Hal is 75, newly widowed, and declares himself gay and determined to make the most of the time he has left.  Oliver on the other hand is 38, single, with a string of affairs in his past … Continue reading

    Bellflower

      I guess this new hip, slightly grubby, apocalyptic indie movie could be classified as ‘mumblecore* plus’ i.e. it’s a tad more professional (despite the minuscule budget) and more accessible than others in that genre.   It’s about two young men barely grown up who are best friends, good looking, immensely personable, very funny and quick-witted, and who are … Continue reading

    Bhutto

    This engrossing and jam-packed documentary on the first ever-female Leader of a Moslem Country starts with scenes of her assassination in 2007, before embarking on becoming a riveting history lesson on both Ms. Bhutto and Pakistan. There’s a myriad of facts, like it is the 6th most populated country in the world, and 97% Moslem, … Continue reading

    Big Eyes

    In a rather radical departure from his last few very edgy movies acclaimed director Tim Burton has opted to make a biopic about Walter Keane the infamous plagiarist who in the 1950’s claimed that his wife’s populist art was his own work. It’s a colorful lightweight drama that never gets dark even when Keane’s trickery … Continue reading

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