August 2022
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Movies of the Week #33-34 (2022)
Herr Lehmann (2003): I’d have probably loved HL if I’d seen it on release – a movie set just before the fall of the Berlin wall, led by a young bloke with no aspirations, but a love thorn to spur him on. With a set of interesting characters, including a small part for pre-fame Christoph… Read more
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Movies of the Week #32 (2022)
Jerrod Carmicheal: Rothaniel (2022): Bo Burnham directs Jerrod Carmicheal’s latest “stand-up”, which in fact proves to be an honest, insightful meditation of the self. The show feels instantly intimate thanks to Burnham’s clever touches, but it is Carmicheal’s charming, wavering, truthful performance that allows Rothaniel to stand out in the busy, busy field of one-man-spectacles.… Read more
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Movies of the Week #30-31 (2022)
Life of Brian (1979): Monty Python’s Life of Brian remains to this day one of the most memorable movies of its decade. Relying on the wit and charisma of its classic troupe of performers, the story is an inspired spoof about religion and politics that has stayed (mostly) fresh through the years. So in spite… Read more
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