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2012 Stories by Melissa Anderson

• Ten Movies to Watch in 2013

  published December 27, 2012

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• Save the Date: An Unremarkable Rom-Com

  published December 20, 2012

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• Playing for Keeps: Little Care and Thought Put Into This One

  published December 6, 2012

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• Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Has Outsize Ideas, Creativity, and Spirit

  published November 29, 2012

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• Starlet Movie Review

  published November 29, 2012

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• Holy Motors Creates the Cinema History It Laments

  published November 15, 2012

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• The House I Live In: The Failed War on Drugs, Explained by Powerful Voices

  published November 8, 2012

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• Gayby Goes Limp

  published November 8, 2012

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• Slow Burn

  published November 8, 2012

  Winner of the Best First Feature at Cannes last year and a highlight of New Directors/New Films this past spring, Pablo Giorgelli’s... More >>

• The Sessions Movie Review

  published October 25, 2012

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• Little White Lies: A Bloated Spin on The Big Chill

  published October 18, 2012

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• Won't Back Down: Teachers and Parents Unite

  published September 27, 2012

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• Beloved Movie Review: A Sprawling Mess

  published September 13, 2012

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• Las Acacias, Deserving of Its Awards, Is All About the Road Taken

  published September 6, 2012

  Las Acacias, Deserving of Its Awards, Is All About the Road Taken More >>

• The Invisible War Reveals a Military That's "Target Rich" for Sexual Predators

  published September 6, 2012

  The Invisible War Reveals a Military That's "Target Rich" for Sexual Predators More >>

• The Words: Witlessly Titled and Executed

  published September 6, 2012

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• Oslo, August 31st at Miami Beach Cinematheque

  published August 30, 2012

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• The Island President at Miami Beach Cinematheque

  published August 30, 2012

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• Island Time

  published August 30, 2012

  Blessed — or maybe cursed — with fortuitous timing, Jon Shenk’s lionizing documentary of Mohamed Nasheed, the first... More >>

• Sparkle: Whitney Houston's Last Film Has Sublime Moments

  published August 23, 2012

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  Whitney Houston, Actress: Surveying the Great Diva's Checkered Film Career

  published August 16, 2012

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• Farewell My Queen at Tower Theater

  published August 9, 2012

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• Farewell, My Queen at Tower Theater

  published August 2, 2012

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• Royal Pains

  published August 2, 2012

  Benoît Jacquot’s Farewell, My Queen, a soapy, sexy, and lezzie adaptation of Chantal Thomas’s 2003 novel about the... More >>

• Writing Ruins Everything

  published July 26, 2012

  In just two feature films, writer/director Joachim Trier has proven to be unparalleled in exposing the foibles and delusions of all the sad young... More >>