Daily Archives: November 16, 2019

One Child Nation (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Memories of Policy

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Documentary film “One Child Nation”, which won the Grand Jury Prize when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, is often powerful and heart-wrenching in its sobering but intimate presentation of one brutal family policy … Continue reading →

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Adopt a Highway (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As he struggles to adjust

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As watching “Adopt a Highway” at last night, I often become a bit reflective on the long, illustrious acting career of Ethan Hawke. At the time of “Dead Poets Society” (1989) and “Reality Bites” (1994), he initially drew our attention … Continue reading →

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The Dead Center (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): In the Mouth of Death

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“The Dead Center” intrigued me at first and then came to frustrate me later. While it initially comes to us as an interesting mix of H.P. Lovecraft and Bill S. Ballinger, the movie unfortunately begins to trudge during its trite … Continue reading →

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