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Film Review: The Medicine
The medicine referred to in the title of Farzin Toussi’s documentary is ayahuasca, the fascinating, elaborate, and shamanic Amazonian concoction that the film seeks to promote as b…Film
Film Review: Dark Waters
If you just read a synopsis, director Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters might seem like a standard-issue socially conscious legal drama. It’s based on the true story of attorney Robert…Film
Film Review: Gift
There is a radical utopianism at the heart of Gift, but for its 90-minute running time, Robin McKenna’s documentary makes you believe such a world is possible. The film, inspi…Film
Film Review: The Sweet Requiem
The Sweet Requiem is an admirable, sometimes surprising look at the tragedy of displacement, both the geographic and the psychological kind.
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Film Review: Fantastic Fungi
Louie Schwartzberg’s documentary is a dreamy, informative, and hopeful dive into the world of mushrooms and fungi
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Film Review: Becoming Nobody
This film adds another chapter to the Ram Dass story through archival footage and an extensive interview with the filmmaker.
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Film Review: Honeyland
This movie about Europe's last wild beekeeper is complex, resonant, and visually magnificent.
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Film Review: Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
This powerful, poetic film shows the stunning beauty (and horrific impact) of humanity's creations as we leave the Holocene Epoch and enter the Anthropocene.
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Film Review: The Mustang
Superb acting and tight directing elevate this film about an inmate training a wild mustang.