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On the Bowery (1956)
On the Bowery / Lionel Rogosin / 1956 / Active Ingredients: Raw, evocative footage; Complex emotional portrait of poverty Side Effects: Scripted moments undercutting the film’s immediacy from...
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Frances Ha (2012)
Frances Ha / Noah Baumbach / 2012 / Active Ingredients: Greta Gerwig; Affably casual and emotionally honest Side Effects: Occasionally over-scripted; Tone of digital B&W images Greta Gerwig in...
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Little Fugitive (1953)
Little Fugitive / Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin & Ray Ashley / 1953 / Active Ingredients: Documentary-like photography; Naturalism; Childhood perspective Side Effects: Early scripted scenes Little...
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The Clock (1945)
The Clock / Vincente Minnelli / 1945 / Active Ingredients: Charming and mature romance; Dramatic, mobile camerawork Side Effects: Odd pacing In Vincente Minnelli’s elegant and sophisticated war-time...
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Bucking Broadway (1917)
Bucking Broadway / John Ford / 1917 / Active Ingredients: Photography; Romance scenes; Naturalistic acting Side Effects: New York scenes John Ford, one of America’s great directors, made at least 62...
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Shame (2011)
Shame / Steve McQueen / 2011 / Active Ingredients: Powerhouse performance; Visual artistry; Emotional subtlety Side Effects: A bit overstuffed; Melodrama British director Steve McQueen’s first feature...
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Listen Up Philip (2014)
Listen Up Philip / Alex Ross Perry / 2014 / Active Ingredients: Flawless performances; Emotional honesty; Use of close-ups Side Effects: Fast pace leave unexplored threads; Abrupt ending [Listen Up...
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The Walk (2015)
The Walk / Robert Zemeckis / 2015 / Active Ingredients: Heist elements; Optimism; Vertiginous height Side Effects: 3D; Supporting characters; Imprecise psychology The Walk is a warm-hearted but...
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In Jackson Heights (2015)
In Jackson Heights / Frederick Wiseman / 2015 / Active Ingredients: Structure; Montages; Observational acuteness Side Effects: Less compelling aesthetically than other Wiseman films [In Jackson...
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The Mend (2015)
The Mend / John Magary / 2015 / Active Ingredients: Nervy feel; Assured tone and cinematography Side Effects: Grotesque, exaggerated behavior; Unsuccessful comedy With touches of the surreal and a...
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