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david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

February 25, 2021

Crisis: Of Imagination, by David Bax

Let’s be honest. The deep bench cast list of Nicholas Jarecki’s Crisis is both the main reason many will want to see it and–in at least one case–the main reason others will stay away. Gary Oldman–not without baggage–is a big...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

March 20, 2019

Hotel Mumbai: Bloody and United, by David Bax

At the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, the staff are encouraged to adopt a “hospitality plus” attitude. The result is a warm atmosphere for the wealthy guests and an exacting one for the employees. One such worker, Arjun (Dev...

2019 / david bax / movies / reviews / sundance / sundance 2019 / Theatrical Review

January 27, 2019

Sundance 2019: Wounds, by David Bax

For the most part, anyone who’s squeamish will probably instinctively avoid a horror movie called Wounds. A further warning is probably in order, though, for those who get icked out by bugs, especially cockroaches, of which the movie features approximately...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 23, 2018

On the Basis of Sex: May It Bore the Court, by David Bax

Don’t you love Ruth Bader Ginsburg? So do I! She’s a tireless champion for her belief in equality with a scholarly, deeply held respect for the framework of our government, constitution and judiciary. And she’s been so for so long...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

March 21, 2018

Final Portrait: Out of the Loop, by David Bax

There’s a reason you don’t see many farces shot in the desaturated, shaky camera style that’s come to define so much of 21st century cinema. Sure, Armando Iannucci pulled off the juxtaposition with In the Loop and his preceding television series, The Thick...

2018 / david bax / movies / reviews / sundance / sundance 2018 / Theatrical Review

January 26, 2018

Sundance 2018: Sorry to Bother You, by David Bax

At first, Sorry to Bother You, the feature directorial debut of musician Boots Riley, appears to bear a resemblance to the films of Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Wrong). With its thick outer layer of absurdity, the early scenes are vignettes of an alternate...

movies / reviews / rita cannon / Theatrical Review

November 23, 2017

Call Me By Your Name: Electric, by Rita Cannon

Watching Luca Guadagnino’s astonishing Call Me By Your Name is a moving experience. But watching it in our current cultural moment — one in which new revelations of sexual harassment and assault, some of them involving minors, are springing up...

2017 / afi fest / afi fest 2017 / david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 10, 2017

AFI Fest 2017: Call Me by Your Name, by David Bax

The characters in Luca Guadagnino’s quietly staggering Call Me by Your Name are members of an incredibly wealthy family. These “Jews of discretion” whose family tree covers most of Western society and who spend summers and holidays at their country...

movies / reviews / Theatrical Review / tyler smith / tyler's reviews

November 14, 2011

Classified Information, by Tyler Smith

On the list of enigmatic political figures, J. Edgar Hoover ranks pretty high. Everything about him seems to contradict everything else. He vehemently condemned homosexuality, yet was likely a homosexual himself. He believed in America, but was perfectly willing to...

Tagged: armie hammer

Crisis: Of Imagination, by David Bax

Hotel Mumbai: Bloody and United, by David Bax

Sundance 2019: Wounds, by David Bax

On the Basis of Sex: May It Bore the Court, by David Bax

Final Portrait: Out of the Loop, by David Bax

Sundance 2018: Sorry to Bother You, by David Bax

Call Me By Your Name: Electric, by Rita Cannon

AFI Fest 2017: Call Me by Your Name, by David Bax

Classified Information, by Tyler Smith

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