Steven Capitano Calitri
One of my favorite films is Rian Johnson’s Brick, a hard-boiled detective mystery set in a high school. It’s subtle, mostly non-aggressive in its lensing and action, and droll in a very captivating way. Don’t take those descriptions to mean “boring” or “lifeless,” though. On the contrary, Brick’s writing, performances, editing, cinematography, and direction coalesce […]
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It’s “The Place Beyond the Potatoes” – and that’s not a criticism. Though it has its share of clichés and the obligatory scenarios one might expect from a coming-of-age story, “Beneath the Harvest Sky” is not your typical parable about teenagers making the right – or wrong – choices. Set in the small Canada-adjacent town of Van […]
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