Tag: Amy Forsyth
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The Novice review: pushing to be the best no matter what
The Novice is one young woman’s intense, obsessive struggle to the be the best rower on her college rowing team, even though she was a novice rower. Isabelle Fuhrman plays Alex with a taut, nervy brilliance that never flags, never relaxes. The film jumps immediately into Alex’s obsessive personality in the first scene showing her…
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Dear Edward: tragedy, grief, hope, life
Dear Edward could not be more timely. It’s about the shared grief experience of a group of people brought together by a tragedy. We are a nation overrun with grief – from COVID, from gun violence, from police violence, from the violent writhing of an overheated planet. We share in that in much the same…
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CODA, a masterpiece
CODA is emotional, touching, authentic, and moving. It’s a masterpiece of filmmaking from writer and director Sian Heder. CODA means Child of Deaf Adults. It’s a coming of age story for a hearing 17 year old girl whose mother, father, and big brother are deaf. It’s in theaters and streaming on Apple TV+.