Tag: world war ii

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August 13, 2022

A League of Their Own plays its game with skill and wit

Abbi Jacobson's take on wartime women's baseball teams isn't quite pitching a no-hitter, but its character work—especially from Chanté Adams—and comedy are quite strong.
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November 5, 2021

Jesse V. Johnson’s Hell Hath No Fury is intense, intimate, and vicious

Action director Jesse V. Johnson's WWII stand-off is shaggy but boasts a killer climax and an excellent ensemble.
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October 23, 2019

CIFF 10/22: “Painted Bird”, “Just 6.5”, “By the Grace of God”, “Hypnotist”

The Painted Bird, Just 6.5, Francois Ozon's By the Grace of God, and the documentary The Hypnotist dominate today's CIFF coverage.
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July 14, 2018

Fantasia 2018: Hanagatami Review – The Director of Hausu Confuses and Delights in His Final Epic

Hausu’s Nobuhiko Obayashi starts wrapping up his 60-year career in filmmaking with a deeply weird, compellingly stream-of-consciousness wartime drama. This piece was originally posted on..