“Dirt Music” proves a poor attempt at a love story

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“Dirt Music” proves a poor attempt at a love story

Tim Winton's novel gets the film treatment in Gregor Jordan's seventh feature, exploring an underdeveloped love triangle to frustrating results.

In “The Eddy,” beautiful melodies tell terrible things

Netflix's new music drama has enough style and strong performances to overcome its padding in this eight-episode season.

CIFF 2019

Tom Harper on the High-Flying Dangers of “The Aeronauts”

The director of Wild Rose and The Aeronauts sits down to talk about his high-flying historical adventure, now available on Amazon Prime Video.

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The Aeronauts Review: Going to Heaven in a Handbasket

Tom Harper's ascent to the stratosphere has moments of tension, but they're undercut by a choppy narrative and a shallow approach to its true story.

CIFF 2019

CIFF Dispatch: “Waves”, “Deerskin,” “The Aeronauts”, “The Prince”

Trey Edward Shults' family drama, Tom Harper's big-budget balloon thriller, and others dominate this latest CIFF dispatch.

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