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Loser Directed by Amy HeckerlingWritten by Amy Heckerling The review: This is an excellent chronicle* of not fitting in** and has a killer 2000-era soundtrack.*** While I found the performances [...]

Songs My Brothers Taught Me Directed by Chloé ZhaoWritten by Chloé Zhao The review: Depictions of Rez Life are rare in film, and it’s saying something that a Chinese director, not an American, [...]

Northern Soul Directed by Elaine ConstantineWritten by Elaine Constantine The review: Northern Soul is a fine niche* coming-of-age movie from the usual male point of view. I loved the setting and [...]

Saving Face Directed by Alice WuWritten by Alice Wu The review: While this movie starts as the classic mom-sets-up-daughter-with-eligible-men story it introduces two wrinkles, one with the [...]

21 Years: Richard Linklater Directed by Michael Dunaway and Tara Wood The review: A lovefest about the first segment of Richard Linklater’s career which takes us through the Before movies, but [...]

Peeples Directed by Tina GordonWritten by Tina Gordon The review: Meet-the-parents-style films are not my favorite,* but this entry provides ample opportunity to show off Craig Robinson’s many [...]

Daisies Directed by Vera ChytilováWritten by Vera Chytilová The review: I’m not really your art-film gal,* but this was part of the Filmspotting Overlooked Auteurs Marathon, so watched it, I did. [...]

Afternoon Delight Directed by Joey SolowayWritten by Joey Soloway The review: This film tricks you into thinking it’s a kind of rich-people problem, white-woman-depression film, but Soloway is so [...]