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Thousands of faces and gestures: 'Dawson City: Frozen Time' (2016)
I consider the people and movements frozen underground in Dawson's film find, plus a bonus about Australia's first feature.
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May 2024

The flashing jewel: 'A Moment of Innocence' (1996)
A filmmaker's reconciliation with a past crime reveals a number of multiplicities.
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Glass-pane presents: 'When a Woman Ascends the Stairs' (1960)
A bar hostess starting her shift opens and layers the infinity of time with a gesture.
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Bird and worm displacements: 'Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets' (1971)
An attack on consumerism in Japan and business-as-usual worldwide treads me some new psychic terrain.
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April 2024

Pathetic, but worth the try: 'The Deer' (1974)
A classic Filmfarsi, 'Anti-Oedipus,' and Taylor Swift reveal foolishness and freedom in action.
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An arrival on the way: 'The Stranger' (1991)
Satyajit Ray's last film makes me wonder what it means to get somewhere.
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Giving before death: 'The Sacrifice' (1986)
With Tarkovsky's last film, I look at my fear of death and what to do with it.
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March 2024

My aunt's, my mom's, and my home at sea: 'Voyage to Cythera' (1984)
An exiled communist's return to Greece makes me miss three old houses.
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The desire pose: 'Katzelmacher' (1969)
An early Fassbinder film confronts the physical tension and posturing in sexual envy.
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Childhood fears a sinister current (and kidnapping): 'Growing Up' (1983)
The possibility of the surreal stalks a film about the ups and downs of youth.
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Burn-in: 'Perfect Days' (2023)
Like Wenders, a podcast on trans medical history valorizes irreducibility.
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February 2024

Light and lightness in time and death: 'A Burning Star' (1996)
Documenting cremation, a Japanese filmmaker fills his father's death with light.
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