Articles by Chris Luciantonio

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  'Tigertail' Is a Lonely, Unflinching Account of the Immigrant Experience

  Directed by Alan Yang

  PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2020

  If it wasn't clear from his incredible turn in Lulu Wang's The Farewell, Tigertail confirms that we are indeed living through the unexpecte...

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  ​'Resistance' Doesn't Have Much to Say About Marcel Marceau

  Directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz

  PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020

  It is safe to assume the average viewer of Jonathan Jakubowicz's Resistance would not be readily aware of famed mime artist Marcel Marceau'...

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  'Run This Town' Is a Frantic Telling of Toronto's Rob Ford Era That Kinda Misses the Point

  Directed by Ricky Tollman

  PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2020

  It takes no acumen in political analysis to conclude that Rob Ford's tenure as Toronto's 64th mayor was an embarrassment of riches if you h...

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  'The Two Popes' Almost Gets in the Way of Its Stunning Leads

  Directed by Fernando Meirelles

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2019

  It does not take any intuition to realize the main draw for a film like The Two Popes is folded neatly into its premise. The resignation of...

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  'Dolemite Is My Name' Is a Flagrant and Outrageous Biopic

  Directed by Craig Brewer

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2019

  Charting the unconventional real-life rise to stardom of one idealistic dreamer who, despite being an acquired taste, refused the world tel...

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  'Promare' Offers Frenetic Eye Candy and Style to Burn

  Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2019

  Studio Trigger announcing their development of a standalone feature film put many an anime fan familiar with their "Style is the Substance"...