The latest from Chilean-born, New York-based filmmaker Sebastian Silva is currently playing at the Music Box.
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Psychologists gone wild, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable sceenings in this week’s issue
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Reeling roundup, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The ongoing Chilean new wave yields Flying Fish
Marcela Said’s debut feature begins a weeklong run at Facets Multimedia this weekend.
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Noting a couple great final shots of 2013
The last-minute shift in tone remains one of the strongest (and cheapest) effects in a filmmaker’s arsenal.
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My favorite Chicago movie premieres of 2013, 20-11
The second in a multipart series on my favorite new movies of the year
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Now on DVD: This year’s other Michael Cera-Sebastian Silva collaboration
Notes on the accomplished psychological thriller Magic Magic, which comes out on DVD after being denied a theatrical release
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In Blue Jasmine, the song remains the same
Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s latest, is too enamored of the affluent to be anything but tone deaf.
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Tripping your brains out on psychedelic cactus, so who needs the rest of this week’s screenings?
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus: the spines are all mine
Michael Cera searches for a hallucinogenic plant in Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus.
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Not All in the Family
In The Maid, a household’s shallow affection is the reward for a life unlived.