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Seventh Row Editors / November 24, 2020

Ep. 67: Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris & City Hall

Frederick Wiseman's long career exploring the functions of American institutions continues with his recent City Hall. On this episode, we contrast it with Ex …

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Alex Heeney / November 9, 2020

The 2020 Festival du Nouveau Cinema showcases the old and the new of world cinema

The 2020 Festival du Nouveau Cinema showcased classics, like Les Ordres, and the latest in world cinema, from Undine to Caught in the Net to My Salinger …

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Alex Heeney / October 23, 2020

I Am Greta is part of the problem it portrays

Nathan Grossman's I Am Greta about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the story of the girl behind the figurehead but fails to take an interest in what …

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Seventh Row Editors / August 18, 2020

Ep. 53: Boys State & First Stripes

In this episode, we compare two political, but not didactic, documentaries, Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine's new film Boy's State and Jean-François Caissy’s 2018 …

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Brett Pardy / January 4, 2020

The search for strange: Werner Herzog re-examines Bruce Chatwin’s travels in Nomad

20 years after travel writer Bruce Chatwin’s death, Herzog’s new film Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin serves as both a celebration of Chatwin’s …

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B. P. Flanagan / September 9, 2019

TIFF19 review: Hind Meddeb’s documentary Paris Stalingrad captures a particular political moment

Hind Meddeb's Paris Stalingrad questions the spectacle of authoritarian xenophobia. Establishing shots evoking News From Home locate us in Paris’ refugee …

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