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Jeremy Renner
Incredible superhero home life, remembering Mr. Rogers and a teenager’s rule-choked Iran
Also a best-selling mystery from Italy and the return of blaxploitation with Superfly
Volkmar Richter
Jun 14th, 2018
Family dysfunction in The Glass Castle and contrasting aboriginal lives in Wind River and Rumble
Also a rare peek inside a Hasidic enclave, anguish over infidelity in New York and mild scares from a haunted doll
Volkmar Richter
Aug 11th, 2017
Amy Adams does sci fi in Arrival, plus other women’s stories Our Little Sister and The Eagle Huntress
Also the refugee crisis in Fire at Sea and lurid scenes with The Handmaiden
Volkmar Richter
Nov 11th, 2016
Movies about our digital age, a dirty history, a judge on trial and a beloved children’s book
And a hit Swedish film takes a funny tour through history.
Volkmar Richter
Oct 9th, 2014
Fashion maven Diana Vreeland has the most interesting film this week, not Parker or Hansel and Gretel
She promoted the bikini and blue jeans, 60s pop music and style. Diana Vreeland is fêted in a lively new documentary.
Volkmar Richter
Jan 25th, 2013
The Bourne Legacy re-boots nicely, Hope Springs stark on marriage, Kumaré probes religion and Killer Joe gets nasty
Jeremy Renner is the new man running for his life in The Bourne Legacy.
Volkmar Richter
Aug 9th, 2012