Author: Roger Ebert
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Now playing: ‘The Square’
“The Square” moves with implacable logic toward catastrophe, as its desperate heroes try to squirm out of a tightening noose. Step by step, mistake by mistake, their delusion is trampled on by reality. More horrible things happen in this film than are probable in any scenario short of a large anvil falling from the sky…
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2nd ‘Boondock’ packs old action
“The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” is an idiotic ode to macho horseshite (to employ an ancient Irish word). It is, however, distinguished by superb cinematography. It’s the first film in 10 years from Troy Duffy, whose original “The Boondock Saints” (1999) has become a cult fetish. A documentary was even released about it.…
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REVIEW: ‘Chanel’ proves more drama than biopic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Coco Before Chanel” begins with an abandoned girl named Gabrielle, watches her grow into a music hall chanteuse, who then sidesteps prostitution by becoming a mistress. All the while, from behind the clouds of her…
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‘Coco’ presents drama of icon’s earliest years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Coco Before Chanel” begins with an abandoned girl named Gabrielle, watches her grow into a music hall chanteuse, who then sidesteps prostitution by becoming a mistress. All the while, from behind the clouds of her…
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‘Coco’ presents drama of icon’s earliest years
“Coco Before Chanel” begins with an abandoned girl named Gabrielle, watches her grow into a music hall chanteuse, who then sidesteps prostitution by becoming a mistress. All the while, from behind the clouds of her cigarettes, she regards the world with unforgiving realism and stubborn ambition. She doesn’t set out to become the most influential…
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REVIEW: ‘Chanel’ proves more drama than biopic
“Coco Before Chanel” begins with an abandoned girl named Gabrielle, watches her grow into a music hall chanteuse, who then sidesteps prostitution by becoming a mistress. All the while, from behind the clouds of her cigarettes, she regards the world with unforgiving realism and stubborn ambition. She doesn’t set out to become the most influential…
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Michael Jackson film casts superstar in unexpected light
“This is it,” Michael Jackson told his fans in London, announcing his forthcoming concert tour. “This is the final curtain call.” The curtain fell sooner than expected. What is left is this extraordinary documentary, nothing at all like what I was expecting to see. Here is not a sick and drugged man forcing himself through…
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REVIEW: Michael Jackson film casts superstar in unexpected light
“This is it,” Michael Jackson told his fans in London, announcing his forthcoming concert tour. “This is the final curtain call.” The curtain fell sooner than expected. What is left is this extraordinary documentary, nothing at all like what I was expecting to see. Here is not a sick and drugged man forcing himself through…
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Chris Rock extends hair tales, history
“Good Hair” is a documentary about black women and their hair. Chris Rock, the host and narrator, is a likable man, quick, truly curious, with the gift of encouraging people to speak openly about a subject they usually keep private. He conveys a lot of information, but also some unfortunate opinions and misleading facts. That…
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REVIEW: Chris Rock extends hair tales and history
“Good Hair” is a documentary about black women and their hair. Chris Rock, the host and narrator, is a likable man, quick, truly curious, with the gift of encouraging people to speak openly about a subject they usually keep private. He conveys a lot of information, but also some unfortunate opinions and misleading facts. That…