The beauty of the Fire of Love

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Sara Dosa’s documentary about two volcanologists in love will have you falling in love with her film. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch v Katia Conrad and Maurice Krafft grew up in Alsace, France and fell in love at nearly the exact same time, twice over. First, they fell in love with volcanoes, and then they ... The beauty of the Fire of Love

Reviews

In “Kajillionaire,” you don’t pick your family, but you can pickpocket with them

By: Sarah Gorr

Miranda July's latest is her most idiosyncratic and self-aware work to date.

Festivals

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018: Capsule Reviews (Part 2)

Part two of our coverage of the Chicago Critics Film Festival features reviews for films about unwitting superheroes and a documentary about a girl’s tragic kidnapping. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood FAST COLOR (dir. Julia Hart) With superhero fatigue setting in, big studios could stand to learn a lot from Fast Color, a ... Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018: Capsule Reviews (Part 2)

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