Sara Schieron

Evokes a New York sentimentalist tradition that mixes the edge of golden era Cassavettes with the nostalgia of Woody Allen-all of which owes eternal debt to the western European New Waves and Bergman.

Severe Clear provides a view of the early days of the war and reminds you of all the promotion and idealism that conflict came with.

Its tone is pleasant and its humor, charming.

The way the film handles relationships has a similarly light but lived in air to it as well.

This doc is far from perfect, formally it accomplishes nothing new and has opportunities to go places that could have been massive, but these missed opportunities don’t undermine its other accomplishments. It’s imperfect and still does quite a lot.

In short, if you like her, you’ll likely love her after the film, which I suspect is timed to usher in a return world tour.

Shutter Island is a bear hug to cinema while it’s also an occasionally tart valentine to genre.

This doc contributes to the small collection of films on burlesque something more self-aware looks at the matter don't: an exposition of the messy history of a complex popular art that still leaves us with much to explore.

On one side Lbs. deals with a subject not often handled dramatically and this alone gives it an urgency and a credibility.