Sarah Boslaugh
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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2024)
6/10
“There’s a lot to enjoy in this documentary, although it’s also overly long at 114 minutes, and includes way too many re-enactments...” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 29, 2025
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Chan Is Missing (1982)
96%
8/10
“Style, not story, is the real reason for watching Chan Is Missing. It’s shot with many references to film noir while also ironically salting in some Charlie Chan-like aphorisms.” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 27, 2025
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Black Orpheus (1959)
88%
8/10
“...the Brazil of the film is a European fantasy (it was a French-Italian-Brazilian production and director Marcel Camus was French)...but the music is real and so is the talent of the performers...” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 19, 2025
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024)
95%
7/10
“[Liza is] It’s organized by numbered topics rather than chronologically, each segment introduced by a quotation, which is an interesting choice that focuses as much on the person as on the performer.” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 12, 2025
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American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978)
70%
6/10
“... it illuminates some aspects of Scorsese and his approach to filmmaking and one should never turn down the chance for achieving that kind of insight.” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 5, 2025
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Italianamerican (1974)
7/10
“...the most charming, unpretentious film ever, full of humor and quicks and people who are exactly what they are.” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 5, 2025
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The Big Shave (1967)
8/10
“...Scorsese is already developing the eye and ear that makes his best films so memorable—the set is the whitest bathroom you’ve ever seen, and it will soon become clear why he chose that color.” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 5, 2025
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It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
7/10
“...if Murray is successful, he’s also dumb, and the contrast, along with some continuity-destroying effects, are responsible for much of the humor in this film. ” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 5, 2025
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What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
6/10
“...this film feels like the work of a talented young man who was full of ideas and wanted to try it all out and then proceeded to do so.” –
TheArtsStl
Apr 5, 2025
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Quadrophenia (1979)
100%
8/10
“[Roddam and Trufano} make extensive use of deep focus and displayed a real expertise in directing and shooting crowded interiors like nightclubs and house parties...” –
TheArtsStl
Mar 22, 2025
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The Match Factory Girl (1990)
100%
8/10
“The secret to enjoying Kaurismäki is to set aside your Hollywood-based expectations ...” –
TheArtsStl
Mar 15, 2025
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The Vanishing (1988)
96%
8/10
“Saskia has about eight minutes of screen time total but creates an indelible impression during that limited exposure.” –
TheArtsStl
Mar 8, 2025
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River of Grass (2025)
7/10
“Wortzel builds her case primarily through the stories of individuals who share their personal relationships with the region, paired with sometimes stunning cinematography by J. Bennett...” –
TheArtsStl
Mar 1, 2025
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Carnival of Souls (1962)
87%
7/10
“The strength of Carnival of Souls lies not in the big reveal, which is obvious almost from the beginning, but in the unsettling mood it creates and the striking images Harvey puts on the screen.” –
TheArtsStl
Mar 1, 2025
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Take Out (2004)
100%
7/10
“Baker and Tsou...offer a wonderful look at life among a class of people that are ever present but also oddly invisible in the fabric of the city’s life.” –
TheArtsStl
Feb 22, 2025
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Targets (1968)
89%
7/10
“Targets was a box office bomb upon first release, but critics liked it and it has since become recognized as a quality film that has something to say about American conformity, violence, and the film business. ” –
TheArtsStl
Feb 15, 2025
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The Dead Thing (2024)
83%
6/10
“There are two stars in The Dead Thing: Hunt (who made her film debut as Danielle Moonstar/Mirage in The New Mutants) and the cinematography of Ioana Vasile, which totally sells the possibility that the supernatural can exist within our modern world. ” –
TheArtsStl
Feb 14, 2025
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Naked Acts (1996)
71%
6/10
“Naked Acts is a real indie film that makes a virtue of its small budget...” –
TheArtsStl
Feb 11, 2025
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The Other Widow (2022)
6/10
“...a darkly comic look at modern Israeli life that expertly manages the tricky balance between recognizing the transgressive nature of Ella’s relationship and feeling empathy for her as a woman sincerely in mourning. ” –
TheArtsStl
Feb 11, 2025
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Ganashatru (1989)
7/10
“An Enemy of the People was shot entirely in the studio ...[and] the lack of a more cinematic treatment puts the focus on Ibsen’s play as a play, and on the ability of the actors to embody their characters within a relatively simple production. ” –
TheArtsStl
Feb 8, 2025
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Peeping Tom (1960)
96%
8/10
“...an astonishing film that doesn’t lose its power upon repeated viewings. ” –
TheArtsStl
Feb 1, 2025
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I, the Executioner (1968)
7/10
“Kato provides a window on lower-class Japanese life and creates one bright and likeable character in this otherwise very dark film, a waitress (Chieko Baisho) at a noodle shop ...” –
TheArtsStl
Jan 31, 2025
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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
7/10
“...you won’t be bored watching By A Man’s Face You Shall Know Him, even if you’re not always sure what is going on.” –
TheArtsStl
Jan 31, 2025
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Loren & Rose (2022)
82%
6/10
“Russell Brown’s Loren & Rose is squarely in the tradition of André, right down to being organized around a series of meals shared by the two focal characters...” –
TheArtsStl
Jan 28, 2025
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Don't Look Now (1973)
93%
8/10
“Don’t Look Now is a textbook example of using visual motifs to unify a film (maybe to a fault from today’s point of view...)” –
TheArtsStl
Jan 25, 2025
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