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‘Navalny’ Gives Sundance Yet Another Documentary Film Oscar Winner - theplaylist.net - Ukraine - Russia
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13.03.2023

‘Navalny’ Gives Sundance Yet Another Documentary Film Oscar Winner

With the war still raging in Ukraine, the membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made their feelings on the matter one for the history books. In a year of incredible documentaries, the Oscars handed their Best Documentary prize to “Navalny,” a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny.

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Trailer: New Doc Charts The Life & Career Of The Architect Of Rock ‘N Roll - theplaylist.net
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24.03.2023

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Trailer: New Doc Charts The Life & Career Of The Architect Of Rock ‘N Roll

Without Richard Wayne Penniman, aka Little Richard, rock ‘n roll as we know it wouldn’t exist today. Don’t believe that claim? Well, Lisa Cortés‘ documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything” is ready to shed some light on the subject and unveil the black queer roots of the musical genre.

‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ Trailer: Sundance Doc Charting Post-9/11 NYC Rock Scene Hits Showtime On November 25 - theplaylist.net - New York
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06.10.2022

‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ Trailer: Sundance Doc Charting Post-9/11 NYC Rock Scene Hits Showtime On November 25

Post-9/11 NYC was a music scene all its own, led by bands like The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and LCD Soundsystem, among others. And music journalist Lizzy Goodman chronicled it in her 2017 book, “Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth And Rock And Roll In New York City 2001.”   READ MORE: ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ Review: NYC 200s Rock Rebirth Doc Is Too By The Numbers [Sundance] Now, Goodman’s book gets the documentary treatment, thanks to Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, directors of the LCD Soundsystem doc “Shut Up And Play The Hits.” “Meet Me In The Bathroom” brings Goodman’s extensive research, including 200 original interviews, to the big screen in a visceral way.

‘Descendant’ Trailer: Margaret Brown’s New Doc Screens At NYFF On October 1, Hits Netflix On October 21 - theplaylist.net - New York - USA - Alabama - county Mobile
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29.09.2022

‘Descendant’ Trailer: Margaret Brown’s New Doc Screens At NYFF On October 1, Hits Netflix On October 21

Margaret Brown entranced audiences at the Sundance Film Festival with “Descendant,” her documentary about the historic discovery of a lost slave ship in 2019. The movie made such a splash at Sundance that it won a Special Jury Prize.

‘All That Breathes’ Trailer: First Film To Win Both Cannes & Sundance Documentary Awards Releases October 21 - theplaylist.net - New York - city Delhi
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23.09.2022

‘All That Breathes’ Trailer: First Film To Win Both Cannes & Sundance Documentary Awards Releases October 21

This year “All That Breathes” became the first film to win both Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema) and Cannes’ Documentary Prize. Directed by Shaunak Sen, the documentary follows two brothers in Delhi on their journey to protect a bird known as the black kite in an urban environment overrun with pollution and civil violence.

‘Piggy’ Trailer: Carlota Pereda’s Sundance Horror Favorite Arrives In October - theplaylist.net - Spain
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22.09.2022

‘Piggy’ Trailer: Carlota Pereda’s Sundance Horror Favorite Arrives In October

It’s late September, moviegoers, which means that horror movie season has commenced. And one of the more intriguing options hitting theaters this year is the Spanish film “Piggy,” which blew away audiences at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

‘Nothing Compares’ Trailer: Documentary About Sinéad O’Connor’s Life & Career Hits Showtime On September 30 - theplaylist.net - Ireland
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21.09.2022

‘Nothing Compares’ Trailer: Documentary About Sinéad O’Connor’s Life & Career Hits Showtime On September 30

Sinéad O’Connor remains one of the most influential music acts to emerge into the pop mainstream in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Now, take a look at her life and career through the lens of Kathryn Ferguson, making her documentary feature debut with “Nothing Compares,” an in-depth look at O’Connor’s creative legacy.

‘God’s Country’ Clip: Thandiwe Newton Stars In A New Neo-Western Thriller [Exclusive] - theplaylist.net - Montana
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16.09.2022

‘God’s Country’ Clip: Thandiwe Newton Stars In A New Neo-Western Thriller [Exclusive]

Is there any place better than the great outdoors to escape from everything? That’s the logic of Thandiwe Newton‘s grieving college professor in “God’s Country,” who heads out to Big Sky Country in Montana to mourn his mother’s passing. But when two hunters trespass on her property, Newton’s teacher finds herself less in the solace of nature than in an escalating battle of wills that leads to fatal consequences.

‘A Love Song’ Trailer: Dale Dickey & Wes Studi Star In The Sundance Standout Drama - theplaylist.net
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06.07.2022

‘A Love Song’ Trailer: Dale Dickey & Wes Studi Star In The Sundance Standout Drama

Thinking of actors and actresses who appear in a myriad of films in small but memorable roles, Dale Dickey quickly comes to mind. “Hell or High Water,” “Winter’s Bone,” “Palm Springs,” “Super 8,” and “Iron Man 3,” that’s to name just a small handful of the supporting roles she has had throughout her career.

W. Kamau Bell Is Prepared For ‘We Need To Talk About Cosby’ Attacks [Interview] - theplaylist.net - USA
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31.01.2022

W. Kamau Bell Is Prepared For ‘We Need To Talk About Cosby’ Attacks [Interview]

Despite critical acclaim and overwhelming evidence, W. Kamau Bell knows what is coming.

‘Aftershock’ Review: A Heartbreaking Look At The Grim Maternal Mortality Rate Black Women Face In America’s Hospitals [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - USA
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30.01.2022

‘Aftershock’ Review: A Heartbreaking Look At The Grim Maternal Mortality Rate Black Women Face In America’s Hospitals [Sundance]

Directed by Paula Eislet and Tonya Lewis Lee (Spike Lee’s producer and partner), the documentary “Aftershock” chronicles the dismal maternal mortality rate that women of color face in the United States medical system. The statistics are shameful, pointing to a systemic racist indifference, and the documentary chronicles the staggering number of times that expectant mothers entering into hospitals simply do not come out alive due to a lack of care and sensitivity.

‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Review: An Unflinching Portrait Of The Trauma Inflicted On An Innocent Man [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - China - California - North Korea - San Francisco - county Lee
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30.01.2022

‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Review: An Unflinching Portrait Of The Trauma Inflicted On An Innocent Man [Sundance]

In 1973, at the age of 23, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was arrested. An outsider within San Francisco’s Chinatown, Lee was charged with first-degree murder after being accused of shooting a Chinese gang member in the back at point-blank range.

‘Babysitter’ Review: A Sardonic, Lynchian, Mostly-Feminist Fever Dream [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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30.01.2022

‘Babysitter’ Review: A Sardonic, Lynchian, Mostly-Feminist Fever Dream [Sundance]

A dreamlike exploration of toxic masculinity, new motherhood, and sexual awakening, Quebecois actor-director Monia Chokri debuted her second feature, “Babysitter,” at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. While it’s unclear what “Babysitter” is actually trying to say — or even what its characters learn over the course of its plot — the film is so thoroughly sardonic that it gleefully resists any deeper meaning.

‘My Old School’ Review: An Entertaining, Inventive Doc Undercut By Its Self-Indulgent Silliness [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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30.01.2022

‘My Old School’ Review: An Entertaining, Inventive Doc Undercut By Its Self-Indulgent Silliness [Sundance]

“My Old School,” a documentary by Jono McLeod, opens with an enticing montage. Interviewees speak ominously about a mysterious character who’s done something strange — a man who may even be unhinged enough to have changed his identity through facial reconstruction.

‘Girl Picture’ Review: A Charming, Irresistible Coming-Of-Age Story [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Finland
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29.01.2022

‘Girl Picture’ Review: A Charming, Irresistible Coming-Of-Age Story [Sundance]

If you’ve never been to Sundance before, you can expect a lot of fresh features from oft-marginalized directors and — at least these days — films shot with square aspect ratios. “Girl Picture,” a delightful, Finnish coming-of-age tale by the director Alli Haapasalo, fulfills both criteria.

Jamie Dack Talks ‘Palm Trees And Power Lines,’ Filmmaking Inspirations & More [Sundance Interview] - theplaylist.net - California
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28.01.2022

Jamie Dack Talks ‘Palm Trees And Power Lines,’ Filmmaking Inspirations & More [Sundance Interview]

Filmmaker Jamie Dack is no stranger to film festivals. Her short film about teenage malaise in suburban Southern California “Palm Trees and Power Lines” premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival as a Cinéfondatio selection.

‘Nanny’ Director Nikyatu Jusu On Her Buzzy Supernatural Thriller [Sundance Interview] - theplaylist.net - New York
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27.01.2022

‘Nanny’ Director Nikyatu Jusu On Her Buzzy Supernatural Thriller [Sundance Interview]

Premiering in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s all-virtual Sundance Film Festival, Nikyatu Jusu’s unsettling “Nanny” is a supernatural thriller that weaves together strands of domestic drama and West African folklore.

‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul’: Director Adamma Ebo Talks The Myth & Grift Of Prosperity Gospel [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Atlanta
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27.01.2022

‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul’: Director Adamma Ebo Talks The Myth & Grift Of Prosperity Gospel [Sundance]

“We grew up in Atlanta and in the church. Like in the height of Southern Baptist megachurches.

‘blood’ Review: Carla Juri & Takeshi Ueno Carry A Meandering Drama Of Small Gestures [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Britain - Japan - county Gray
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26.01.2022

‘blood’ Review: Carla Juri & Takeshi Ueno Carry A Meandering Drama Of Small Gestures [Sundance]

If two people who lack a common language want to communicate, they’ll find a way to communicate. The characters in “blood,” the first new film from Bradley Rust Gray in a decade, don’t exactly lack a common language, but coltish English and crummy Japanese necessitate auxiliary tools for communication, such as food, dance, music, flowers, and art.

‘All That Breathes’ Review: Two Brothers Save Birds, Brace For Catastrophe In New Delhi [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - city New Delhi
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26.01.2022

‘All That Breathes’ Review: Two Brothers Save Birds, Brace For Catastrophe In New Delhi [Sundance]

“Have you ever felt vertigo looking into the sky?” Nadeem Shahzad asks over voiceover roughly fifteen minutes into “All That Breathes.” The accompanying shot looks straight up into a sunny yet smog-streaked sky as a swirl of black kites swoops and careens overhead. The birds are numerous, too many to count, but their movements are mesmerizing.

‘Piggy’ Review: A Blood-Spattered Look At Fatphobia, Shame & Humanity’s Capacity For Cruelty [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Spain
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26.01.2022

‘Piggy’ Review: A Blood-Spattered Look At Fatphobia, Shame & Humanity’s Capacity For Cruelty [Sundance]

Hiding underwater to escape her vicious aggressors, a rush of terror washes over Sara (Laura Galán), a large-bodied teenager target of incessant insults, and worse, about her weight. The callousness of the bullying perpetrated against her one summery afternoon won’t go unpunished but will place the victim in a conundrum fluctuating between guilt and a warranted desire for retribution.

‘Chiqui’ Clip: Colombian Immigrants Try To Find Their American Dream In 1980s New Jersey [Sundance Exclusive] - theplaylist.net - USA - New Jersey - Colombia
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25.01.2022

‘Chiqui’ Clip: Colombian Immigrants Try To Find Their American Dream In 1980s New Jersey [Sundance Exclusive]

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival obviously has so much to offer. Big premieres from indie auteurs, world cinema, documentaries, films for kids, and movies that are receiving so much acclaim right now, you’ll be hearing more from them later in the year upon regular theatrical release.

‘All That Breathes’ Review: Two Brothers Save Birds, Brace For Catastrophe In New Delhi [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - city New Delhi
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25.01.2022

‘All That Breathes’ Review: Two Brothers Save Birds, Brace For Catastrophe In New Delhi [Sundance]

“Have you ever felt vertigo looking into the sky?” Nadeem Shahzad asks over voiceover roughly fifteen minutes into “All That Breathes.” The accompanying shot looks straight up into a sunny yet smog-streaked sky as a swirl of black kites swoops and careens overhead. The birds are numerous, too many to count, but their movements are mesmerizing.

‘Tantura’ Review: An Israeli Documentary Remembers A Village Whose Truth Remains Buried [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Israel - Palestine
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25.01.2022

‘Tantura’ Review: An Israeli Documentary Remembers A Village Whose Truth Remains Buried [Sundance]

In May 1948, after the controversial approval of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, war broke out between Arab and Jewish factions in the region. The conflict began due to claims over the same land.

‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ Review: NYC 2000s Rock Rebirth Doc Is Too By The Numbers [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - New York
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25.01.2022

‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ Review: NYC 2000s Rock Rebirth Doc Is Too By The Numbers [Sundance]

Bookended by a near-identical juxtaposition of sound and fury, directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s “Meet Me in the Bathroom” starts and ends like a messy, wannabe Jules Dassin cityscape film seen through a grunge filter. “Manhattan crowds with their turbulent musical chorus, Manhattan faces, and eyes, forever for me,” our narrator reads as we see riotous anger take to the streets.

‘Every Day In Kaimukī’ Review: Moody Shoegaze Vibes Still Feel A Little Undercooked [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - city Honolulu
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25.01.2022

‘Every Day In Kaimukī’ Review: Moody Shoegaze Vibes Still Feel A Little Undercooked [Sundance]

“I’d rather have one person dance in my car than have 100 people with the song on in the background” late-night radio DJ, Naz (Naz Kawakami), tells his friend. The young man hosts a show called “Night Drive,” on 90.1 FM Honolulu, “the show that makes you feel cool when you’re driving at night, the show where you actually are as you speed down the freeway going about your misdeeds.” Beginning production in November 2020 as a sort of documentary/fiction hybrid, native Hawaiian filmmaker Alika Tengan’s “Every Day In Kaimukī,” is an admirable and well-intended debut, though it’s far more successful in its vibe than it is in establishing an artistic voice with command over narrative.

Listen: An Album Leaf Soundtrack Cut From Benson & Moorhead’s Sundance Film ‘Something In The Dirt’ [Exclusive] - theplaylist.net - county Benson
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24.01.2022

Listen: An Album Leaf Soundtrack Cut From Benson & Moorhead’s Sundance Film ‘Something In The Dirt’ [Exclusive]

As you’ve hopefully heard by now, and read our review, the Sundance film, “Something In The Dirt” is a big hit. From filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, who I like to describe as DIY versions of Christopher Nolan—that is to say ambitious, cerebral, complex sci-fi, horror, and genre films, but done on a lo-fi scale—“Something In The Dirt” is a swirl of all their previous heady, high-concept ideas, but with a big dose of humor and a deep look at the world of phenomenon, conspiracy theories and even pareidolia or apophenia (essentially the phenomenon of seeing patterns, consistencies and correlations of things that just aren’t there).

‘God’s Country’ Review: A Terse, Tense & Tenderly Realist Neo-Western Led By A Magnificent Thandiwe Newton [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Montana
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24.01.2022

‘God’s Country’ Review: A Terse, Tense & Tenderly Realist Neo-Western Led By A Magnificent Thandiwe Newton [Sundance]

Opening on a slide show in an empty classroom, a storm thundering away outside, black and white frontier images flicker. They feature carriages, trains, and indigenous persons communicating with settlers; miners, hunters, and cavalry troops: a romantic portrait of Manifest Destiny.

‘Nothing Compares’ Review: Bio-Documentary Composes Sinéad O’Connor’s Life Into a Sanitized Greatest Hits Compilation [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Ireland - city Sanitize
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24.01.2022

‘Nothing Compares’ Review: Bio-Documentary Composes Sinéad O’Connor’s Life Into a Sanitized Greatest Hits Compilation [Sundance]

Equipped with a hazy aesthetic and archival footage galore, “Nothing Compares,” Kathryn Ferguson’s documentary about the early stardom of controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, celebrates the Irish artist’s commitment to shattering industry trends but ultimately fails to break away from traditionalism itself. “Nothing Compares” presents O’Connor as a pioneer, an artist whose foremost rationale for pursuing a career in music resided in her desire to craft art for the sake of social reform by way of personal catharsis.

‘Sirens’ Review: Endearing Documentary About Lebanon’s First All-Female Metal Band Suffers from a Limited POV [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Lebanon
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24.01.2022

‘Sirens’ Review: Endearing Documentary About Lebanon’s First All-Female Metal Band Suffers from a Limited POV [Sundance]

Dressed all in black, Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara stand outside a restaurant while staring down at Mayassi’s phone, smiles painting their faces. The bandmates giggle to each other as Mayassi shows Bechara pictures of a woman she met at a nightclub the previous evening.

‘My Old School’: Alan Cumming & Director Jono McLeod On Tackling The ‘Great Unmade Scottish Movie’ [Sundance Interview] - theplaylist.net - Scotland - Canada
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24.01.2022

‘My Old School’: Alan Cumming & Director Jono McLeod On Tackling The ‘Great Unmade Scottish Movie’ [Sundance Interview]

His name was Brandon and to almost everyone at Glasgow’s Bearsden Academy, he seemed a bit odd. This new pupil was much taller than the other students, said he was from Canada and, well, his face looked…strange.

‘Hatching’ Review: Unnerving, Smartly-Constructed Influencer Horror Introduces a Bold New Voice in the Genre [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Finland
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23.01.2022

‘Hatching’ Review: Unnerving, Smartly-Constructed Influencer Horror Introduces a Bold New Voice in the Genre [Sundance]

The family at the center of Finnish director Hanna Bergholm’s unnerving, instantly memorable horror flick “Hatching,” on first blush, are their own kind of perfect. This quartet of influencers, who sell their idyllic homelife to their legion of followers, are led by a ruthlessly ambitious mother (Sophia Heikkilä), while her husband (Jani Volanen), an amiable oaf, chooses to ignore her worst tendencies.

‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande’ Review: Emma Thompson Is Terrific In Sophie Hyde’s Perceptive Look At Female Pleasure [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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23.01.2022

‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande’ Review: Emma Thompson Is Terrific In Sophie Hyde’s Perceptive Look At Female Pleasure [Sundance]

The complexities of female sexuality are still frustratingly misrepresented in mainstream cinema. In one corner, we have the eruptive rise of a certain type of one-dimensional badass feminism, featuring often straight, go-getting women who can win a fistfight, have it their way and enjoy great, consequence-free sex.

‘Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power’ Review: How The Male Gaze Actually Harms Women [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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23.01.2022

‘Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power’ Review: How The Male Gaze Actually Harms Women [Sundance]

The crux of Nina Menkes’s documentary feature “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” is that nearly all movies have been made using a specific visual language that teaches society to disempower, disenfranchise, and even abuse women. You may think that on-screen sexism is a thing of the past, or that it can’t possibly affect our society, in which women can now run companies and win Best Director Oscars.

‘Utama’: A Breathtaking Portrait Of A Quechua Family On The Brink [Sundance Review] - theplaylist.net - Bolivia
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23.01.2022

‘Utama’: A Breathtaking Portrait Of A Quechua Family On The Brink [Sundance Review]

Virgino and Sisa live what most people would consider a very simple life. They raise and care for Lamas in the Bolivian highlands keeping the traditions of their Quechua people alive.

‘Riotsville, U.S.A.’ Review: Provocative, Half-Cooked Documentary Lacks Direction and Context [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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23.01.2022

‘Riotsville, U.S.A.’ Review: Provocative, Half-Cooked Documentary Lacks Direction and Context [Sundance]

Seemingly a rejection of monocausal history in that it twists the firehose nozzle all the way open to spray from any and every direction, “Riotsville, U.S.A.” is no less problematic from where it sits on the other side of that theoretical chasm. Grabbing at anything that conforms to the half-cooked epiphanies the documentary has from moment to moment, the path of the film’s discussion weaves through about a dozen provocative ideas without betraying much of an attempt to critically analyze any one of them.

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