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  • SomethingInTheAir
    FILM

    Review: Olivier Assayas’ “Something in the Air” reflects heady confusion of France in 1971

    By Steve Murray

    If you don’t know him already, Olivier Assayas is a name to remember when you’re in the market for an interesting, unpredictable French film. Like

    POSTED May 17 No comments READ MORE
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    BOOKS

    Atlanta authors, “Sugar Mule” magazine shine spotlight on South Asian experience

    By Steve Murray

    In a nice bit of synchronicity, the latest issue of the literary magazine Sugar Mule, which features almost four dozen South Asian writers, has come

    POSTED May 17 3 comments READ MORE
  • Kiss-of-the-Damned
    FILM

    Review: “Kiss of the Damned” a biting homage to classic grindhouse vampire flicks

    By Steve Murray

    The vampires in “Kiss of the Damned” don’t sparkle and play baseball in daylight. When the sun hits them, they have the old-school decency to

    POSTED May 10 No comments READ MORE
  • in-the-house_03
    FILM

    Review: French director Francois Ozon makes witty, erotic return to form with “In the House”

    By Steve Murray

    As he showed in “Under the Sand” and “Swimming Pool,” French writer-director François Ozon is fascinated with the elusiveness of “reality” and the seductions of

    POSTED May 03 No comments READ MORE
  • Christa Theret as Renoir's muse.
    FILM

    Review: While the story line isn’t much, “Renoir” charms with sheer seductive beauty

    By Steve Murray

    If classical visual beauty alone defined what makes a movie great, “Renoir” might be, well, a masterpiece. But so many other elements need to harmonize

    POSTED May 03 No comments READ MORE
  • “The We and the I” is set on a bus trip.
    FILM

    Review: “The We and the I” captures hormone-driven teenage energy, but not enough else

    By Steve Murray

    Somewhere along the spectrum between the teenage bonding of “The Breakfast Club” and the teenage bacchanal of “Kids” lies “The We and the I.” It’s

    POSTED Apr 26 No comments READ MORE
  • "Blancanieves"
    FILM

    Review: “Blancanieves” uses tricks of silent-film era to mingle fairy tales with bullfighting

    By Steve Murray

    “Blancanieves,” a Spanish retelling of “Snow White” through the lens of early-20th-century bullfighting culture, ends with a haunting, ambivalent image. It’s a shame that this

    POSTED Apr 20 No comments READ MORE
  • Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams in "To the Wonder."
    FILM

    Review: Terrence Malick’s gorgeous, navel-gazing “To the Wonder” verges on self-parody

    By Steve Murray

    Strange, how quickly a signature style can teeter on self-parody. Take “To the Wonder,” writer-director Terrence Malick’s latest since “The Tree of Life,” a movie

    POSTED Apr 19 5 comments READ MORE
  • Tashiana Washington and Ty Hicks in "Gimme the Loot."
    FILM

    Review: Indie low-budget hit “Gimme the Loot” scores a charming comedic home run

    By Steve Murray

    It’s a classic plot: our heroes go on a Quest to attain a great Prize but must overcome many Obstacles to do so. And, along

    POSTED Apr 12 3 comments READ MORE
  • Périot’s films make use of found photos and archival footage.
    FILM

    Preview: Film Love showcases compelling shorts by French director Jean-Gabriel Périot

    By Steve Murray

    Atlanta’s Film Love series is presenting an evening of French director Jean-Gabriel Périot’s work — and the director himself — in a fascinating 90-minute program

    POSTED Apr 11 No comments READ MORE
  • Peer Sommer (Ulrich Thomsen) and Timo Friedrich (Wotan Wilke Möhring) in THE SILENCE. Courtesy of Music Box Films.
    FILM

    Review: Too bad, but well-made and absorbing “The Silence” just doesn’t make sense

    By Steve Murray

    What a strange movie this is, “The Silence.” Starting with the title’s stark, pseudo-Tarkovsky-Bergman austerity and the relentless, ominous rumble of its soundtrack, the German

    POSTED Apr 05 1 comment READ MORE
  • is based on a true story.
    FILM

    Review: “Beyond the Hills” depicts collision of religion, sex and (maybe) the Enemy Below

    By Steve Murray

    The 2005 film “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” questioned whether the death of a young woman (Jennifer Carpenter of “Dexter”) was the result of well-meaning

    POSTED Mar 29 No comments READ MORE
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