Articles by Maurie Alioff

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  Review: ‘Libera Nos’

  Libera Nos effectively points toward a world in moral crisis.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published May 2nd, 2017

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  Review: Raise Your Arms and Twist’

  Atsushi Funahashi’s film Raise Your Arms and Twist explores the pop culture phenomenon of Japanese teen idols: singing and dancing young girls with huge, enthusiastic followings.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published May 1st, 2017

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  Review: ‘Gilbert’

  Gilbert is a mood-swinging doc with love and respect for people who defy categories.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published April 30th, 2017

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  Review: ‘I Am Another You’

  Nanfu Wang’s I Am Another You is an intricately layered, visually seductive exploration of the longing for absolute freedom.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published April 29th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Kate Plays Christine’

  Actress director Robert Greene returns with Kate Plays Christine.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published January 19th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Brothers of the Night’

  Winner of the Best Cinematography Award at RIDM.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published January 19th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Dark Night’

  Tim Sutton’s Dark Night is a trance film inspired by mass murder.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published January 19th, 2017

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  Review: ‘All These Sleepless Nights’

  All These Sleepless Nights is a trippy, sensory item on the verge of being a dance film.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published January 17th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Swagger’

  Olivier Babinet’s Swagger highlights a mélange of genres from hip-hop to samba.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published January 17th, 2017

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  Review: ‘Mrs. B, a North Korean Woman’

  Jero Yun’s doc is an unsentimental portrait.

  Film Reviews By Maurie Alioff • Published January 4th, 2017