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A contentious portrait of uncommon fairness: Jesse Sweet’s ‘City of Joel.’ (Image courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Company.)

Three films to watch from the PFS Springfest

Spring at the movies

Three of the best films at the Philadelphia Film Society's Springfest are a dark comedy about a karate dojo, a documentary about a battle between a Hasidic community and its neighbors in upstate New York, and a British docudrama about the woman who tried to stop the Iraq War before it started. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Sure of the rightness of his cause: Steve Bannon in ‘The Brink.’ (Image courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.)

Alison Klayman’s ‘The Brink’

An unguarded zealot

In ‘The Brink,’ Alison Klayman’s dispassionate cameras watch as Steve Bannon weaves his worldwide web of white nationalism. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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Felicity Jones as a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a woman and a feminist, but what's missing? (Image courtesy of Focus Features.)

Mimi Leder’s ‘On the Basis of Sex’

Feminism without the Judaism?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic 'On The Basis of Sex’ tells the fascinating story of the Supreme Court justice’s difficult climb to the top of her profession. But the movie leaves a fascinating story on the table. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 3 minute read
Viggo Mortensen's Tony Lip gets most of the focus in Farrelly's misguided biopic. (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures.)

Peter Farrelly's 'Green Book'

Out of focus

'Green Book,' the story of a white driver and a black concert pianist traveling in the Deep South in the early 1960s, is a wildly anachronistic liberal message movie. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Sintu, Nitai, and Dr. Soma Roy during the documentary's filming. (Photo courtesy of University of Pennsylvania South Asian Center.)

Penn's South Asia Center presents 'Until and Unless'

Out of Bengal's shadows

The documentary 'Until and Unless' takes the viewer into West Bengal's LGBTQ+ world, as brave people fight for the repeal of India’s longstanding anti-sodomy law. Courtenay Harris Bond reviews.
Courtenay Harris Bond

Courtenay Harris Bond

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Hakim Ali's monologue reveals racism's corrosive roots. (Photo by Ray Holman.)

Theater of Witness presents 'Walk in My Shoes'

Listen and learn

Theater of Witness filmed a performance of its testimonial performance work 'Walk in My Shoes,' and the exploration of racism and violence proved a revelation. Anndee Hochman reviews.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

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Elizabeth Estrada with an Innovation Award for her work with Atrévete. (Photo by R. Brooks.)

PhillyCAM's 2018 Cammy Awards

The Cammies zoom in on Philly

The second Philadelphia Cammy Awards celebrated PhillyCAM's diverse, dynamic community access television and radio heroes. Rob Buscher considers.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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'Divide and Conquer' tells the story of a bad man who did bad things. (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: Best Documentaries

Docs that rocked PFF

The top three documentaries at the 27th Philadelphia Film Festival are the stories of a cable-news villain, a TV writer who discovered a hidden showbiz past, and a woman from Singapore chasing a cinematic dream.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 5 minute read
Women take the lead in McQueen's socially conscious thriller. (Photo courtesy Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: Steve McQueen's 'Widows'

Corruption in Chi-town

Steve McQueen's 'Widows,' which played the Philadelphia Film Festival's opening Saturday night, successfully brings gravitas and social commentary to the heist genre. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 2 minute read
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges play a ferociously protective mother and her drug-addicted son. (Photo courtesy of LD Ent./Roadside Attractions.)

Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: Peter Hedges's 'Ben Is Back'

Important topic, missed opportunity

'Ben Is Back,' the Philadelphia Film Festival opener, tells the difficult story of an addict returning to his family. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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