Matt Damon and Christian Bale play a car designer and race car driver enlisted by Henry Ford II in 1966 to build a car fast enough for the Ford Motor Company to overtake those of Enzo Ferrari at the world’s oldest and most prestigious sports car race.
Adam Lubitow
Film critic for CITY Newspaper, writer, iced coffee addict, and dinosaur enthusiast.
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Film preview: ‘The Lighthouse’
“The Lighthouse” sits comfortably within the recent trend of films that plumb the psyches of men, and drudge up all manner of insanity. Lonely and horny, the characters alternate between seemingly wanting to tear each other to shreds, kiss, or violently screw. In its way, “The Lighthouse” is its own sort of love story.
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Film preview: Rochester Polish Film Festival
Spotlighting some of the best that contemporary Polish cinema has to offer, this year’s Polish Film Festival includes an eclectic mix of subjects and genres. Moral ambiguity is deeply explored in stories about love triangles, war, and who is worthy of redemption.
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Film preview: High Falls Women’s Film Festival
Spotlighting movies made by or about women, this year’s festival presents eight narrative features, six documentary features, and four shorts programs by filmmakers from around the world.
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Film review: ‘Joker’
It’s one-note, overly serious, and self-satisfied, making for a film that’s alternately tense and kind of tedious. “Joker” so desperately wants its story to be viewed as holding a mirror up to our violent, empty society.
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Film preview: Witness Palestine Film Festival
Each year the Witness Palestine Film Festival turns our eyes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to a place where barriers have caused incalculable harm over the course of decades. The festival presents a series of films, talkbacks, and events that seek to foster change and cultivate empathy.
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Film preview: Rochester Labor Film Series
With ongoing issues of workers’ rights making frequent headlines, it’s no wonder that the Rochester Labor Film Series has found enduring success. Celebrating its 30th year, the series presents labor-themed stories that focus on working class issues and interests. And its screenings tend to be packed.
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Dispatches from TIFF 2019, pt. 2
The 2019 edition Toronto International Film Festival has drawn to a close, so Adam back in ROC with a few more short reviews — plus his picks for the ten best films he saw at this year’s festival.
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Film preview: ‘Judy’
It’s a portrait that’s both clear-eyed and generous. In Renée Zellweger empathetic portrayal of the wounded and wobbly Hollywood icon, she imbues “Judy” with the heart and soul of the beloved performer.
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Adam reviews ‘Muffin Theatre Presents: A Show With Cookies’ and ‘Which Bitch Did It?’
With its straightforward title, the utterly delightful “Muffin Theatre Presents: A Show With Cookies” delivers exactly what it promises. The entire solo show follows Katherine Marino’s chipper hostess as she decides to bake some cookies. That’s it. And it’s wonderful. Alright, it’s a little more complicated than that: set to music and acted out entirely […]
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Adam reviews ‘Brave Space’ and ‘Frogpig’
Before entering the gymnasium venue of “Brave Space” at the School of the Arts, the audience is instructed to watch a short introductory video to let us know what to expect from the show we’re about to see. We’re told to prepare to get cozy with one another, and that audience members may be asked […]
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Film preview: ‘Projecting Our Voices’
An evening of screenings and discussions honoring Rochester’s radical documentary film advocacy will be hosted by the Rochester Documentary Filmmakers Group at Visual Studies Workshop.
