New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Critic’s Choice: Of Gods and Men
No one knows for sure what happened to the seven French monks who were kidnapped during the Algerian civil war and found dead in May 1996. But Xavier Beauvois, who directed and cowrote this moving spiritual drama (2010), doesn’t bother himself with that mystery; he’s more concerned with the faith and devotion of the victims, […]
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Hey, His Brain’s Up Here
For their directorial debut, I Love You Phillip Morris, the writers of Bad Santa turn the tale of a
brilliant con man into a series of gay gags.
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Dinner & a Show: Saturday 9/25
Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.
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Public Enemy Numéro Un
An ambitious French gangster epic leaves Michael Mann’s Dillinger biopic in the shade.
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Family Values in Meth Country
In Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone, traditional and modern America intersect in the ugliest way.
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When the Author Is the Auteur
In Rodrigo Garcia’s films the writer is the boss—for better or worse.
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It’s Not That Good, but If I Use a Photo From It, Will You Please Read My Post?
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.
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What Familiarity Breeds
A poignant meditation on aging turns into a rote vigilante narrative in Harry Brown.
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Dinner & A Show: Saturday 12/19
Indie-rock holiday music, an early Rick Bayless protege still going strong in Old Town, and three too-new-to-review restaurants.
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Dinner and a Show: Sunday 12/13
Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown, Ghanaian and Nigerian food at Bolat African Cuisine, and more
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Not All in the Family
In The Maid, a household’s shallow affection is the reward for a life unlived.