Thursday, July 9, 2026

Lost and Found Film Reviews: Love Crime, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Weekend

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This is the latest in a continuing series of film reviews that have disappeared from the internet.    I reviewed Love Crime for SIFF and Ma...
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Stranger Flashback: Gianfranco Rosi's Golden Bear-Winning Documentary, Fire at Sea, Remains Heartbreaking and Harrowing

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A decade ago, Gianfranco Rosi made Fire at Sea about the migrant crisis in Lampedusa. I wrote about it for The Stranger, but my review has ...
Friday, July 3, 2026

Lilian T. Mehrel's Sweet, Funny Directorial Debut, Honeyjoon, with a Superb Amira Casar

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HONEYJOON  (Lilian T. Mehrel, 2025, USA/Portugal , 75 minutes)  From the self-provided description of Lilian T. Mehrel's directorial deb...
Friday, June 26, 2026

A Restless Spirit on an Endless Flight: Canadian Filmmaker Avalon Fast’s Enchanting CAMP

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CAMP  (Avalon Fast, 2025, Canada, 111 minutes) Echoed voices in the night  She's a restless spirit on an endless flight. --Don Henley an...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Silas Howard and Harry Dodge Put a Queer Spin on the Buddy Comedy in Charming San Francisco Picaresque By Hook or by Crook

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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK (Silas Howard and Harry Dodge, 2001, USA, 100 minutes) "I'm a special; a two for one." --Valentine (Harry ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

I'm Tense and Nervous, and I Can't Relax: On Cindy Sherman's Underappreciated Office Killer

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OFFICE KILLER  (Cindy Sherman, USA, 1997,  82 minutes)  Cindy Sherman has been photographing herself in various cinematic modes since the 19...
Sunday, June 7, 2026

Lost and Found Film Reviews: Gus Van Sant's Milk and Malcolm Ingram's Small Town Gay Bar

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Pride Month seemed like the ideal time to revive these  Amazon reviews that dropped off the site over the years,  since both queer-oriented ...