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Maurie Alioff

Review: ‘Don Juan’

by Maurie Alioff
May 2, 2016December 22, 2021
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A coming-of-age story about a young Russian man whose autism has made him socially awkward, Don Juan aspires toward crowd-pleaser status.

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Review: ‘The Man Who Saw Too Much’

by Maurie Alioff
May 2, 2016December 23, 2021
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The Man Who Saw Too Much probes the psyche of a man who has confronted horror since childhood and finds refuge in his inner child.

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Review: ‘Credit for Murder’

by Maurie Alioff
May 1, 2016December 27, 2021
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A crime doc loaded with twists, Vladi Antonevicz’s mordantly ironic Credit for Murder revolves around a horrific killing in a Russian forest.

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Review: ‘The Father, the Son and the Holy Jihad’

by Maurie Alioff
May 1, 2016December 26, 2021
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Stéphane Malterre's The Father, the Son and the Holy Jihad shows the reality of life in a Middle East removed from ignorant pronouncements.

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Review: ‘God Knows Where I Am’

by Maurie Alioff
May 1, 2016December 26, 2021
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God Knows Where I Am insists on too much, favouring tinkly, weepy piano music to hammer its message home.

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Review: ‘The Legacy of Frida Kahlo’

by Maurie Alioff
May 1, 2016December 26, 2021
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Tadasuke Kotani's The Legacy of Frida Kahlo is a compelling portrait of the artist and is haunted by her legend.

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Review: ‘Audrie and Daisy’

by Maurie Alioff
April 29, 2016December 26, 2021
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Audrie & Daisy is an accomplished film loaded with novelistic detail about the girls, their families, and the boys who betrayed them.

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Review: ‘Cheer Up’

by Maurie Alioff
April 29, 2016May 24, 2022
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Christy Garland's Cheer Up is a smooth, fun, and easy-going portrait of a Finnish cheerleading team.

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Review: ”Hotel Coolgardie’

by Maurie Alioff
April 29, 2016December 26, 2021
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A nightmare version of Cheers, Hotel Coolgardie is set mostly in the bar with excursions to unattractive outlying terrain.

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Review: ‘I am the Blues’

by Maurie Alioff
April 28, 2016May 24, 2022
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I Am the Blues, Daniel Cross’s first directorial effort in ten years, lovingly depicts humble but spiritually rich musicians who won’t stop playing.

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