Melodically vital and bracingly frank, Questlove’s uptempo Sundance documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” is a sonic…
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If you’re someone who treasures the music of Led Zeppelin more than you’re interested in the legend—or the gossip, or…
Read More »Kyle Henry’s nonfiction film “Time Passages” is a quasi-experimental work in which the filmmaker grapples with his mother’s decline from…
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Read More »In the opening moments of Bruce David Klein‘s “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story,” Liza Minnelli, all in black,…
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Read More »When talking about the preparation for his role of Pete Seeger in “A Complete Unknown,” Edward Norton expressed recalcitrance at…
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Read More »The tricky part with a docuseries like “Hollywood Black,” particularly if you have a deep reservoir of knowledge about its…
Read More »The crimes of the Catholic Church are no secret to most citizens of the Western world. Yet, as is the…
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