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Yael Shavitt’s ‘Split’ is available to stream on Amazon Prime
Two worlds of what if
The ambitious and mind-bending new TV series ‘Split,’ created by Yael Shavitt, follows the two lives of Sammy 12 years after an audition for her dream high school. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Reviews
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Netflix presents Radha Blank’s ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’
The power of your own voice
Radha Blank’s semi-autobiographical film debut, ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ follows a Black woman playwright as she balances the production of her new play in the predominantly white New York theater scene, and her desire to become a rapper. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Articles
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PAAFF 2020: Panels on Asian American cinema are free to stream
Movie magic and history, through an Asian American lens
A new resource for film fans and a magic show were part of this year’s Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. Both events are still available to stream free online. Rachel Bellwoar tuned in.
Articles
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The Annenberg Center presents Boaz Yakin’s ‘Aviva’
Love plus four
Sex, gender, and dance collide in ‘Aviva,’ a film about love and identity written and directed by Boaz Yakin, with choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith, formerly of Batsheva Dance Company. Melissa Strong reviews.
Articles
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PAAFF 2020: Takeshi Kushida’s ‘Woman of the Photographs’
Severed selves
'Woman of the Photographs,' one of the narrative features screening during the 13th annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, is a surreal Japanese film whose loose narrative is further distorted by a forced visual aesthetic. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Articles
2 minute read
Philadelphia Film Festival 2020: Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’
Is the American dream enough?
Sundance Film Festival award winner ‘Minari,’ screened as one of the marquee films at the 29th annual Philadelphia Film Festival, is a family drama that doesn’t delve deep enough into the immigrant experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Articles
3 minute read
Philadelphia Film Festival 2020: Filippo Meneghetti’s ‘Deux’
A tender, defiant love
Filippo Meneghetti’s French-language film ‘Deux’ (‘Two of Us’) is a poignant love story and new queer classic. Mina Reinckens reviews the Philadelphia Film Festival screening.
Articles
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2020: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’
Surviving America
‘Nomadland’ launched the 29th annual Philadelphia Film Festival's hybrid presentation, with a showing at the PFS Drive-in at the Navy Yard on October 23. Stephen Silver reviews.
Articles
4 minute read
Here’s why everybody should watch FX’s ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
My favorite murderers
Killers with no regard for human life may not sound like the most queer-positive demographic, but everyone should be watching ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ a lovingly queer TV series about vampires. Mina Reinckens reviews.
Articles
4 minute read
Philly Fringe 2020: Casa de Duende presents ‘States of Desire’
Tom of Finland in 2020
For this year's Fringe, Case de Duende presents an international video showcase exploring the legacy of gay porn icon Tom of Finland. Josh Herren reviews.
Articles
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