Film Review: "Civil War" Crimes -- A Boutique Catastrophe - The Arts Fuse

In this dreamworld, the politics don’t matter. It’s the artfully gruesome spectacle that counts -- that and the hackneyed Hollywood storyline about the hardened veteran mentoring the neophyte through an initiation into the harsh realities of the profession.

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Here's my look at a film that didn't make it to the Oscars (but won Best Picture at the BSFC):
https://artsfuse.org/269366/film-review-seoul-mates/ #oscars #ReturntoSeoul #Artsfuse
Film Review: Seoul Mates - The Arts Fuse

In this complex and enigmatic film, director Davy Chou has skillfully conjured up both a sense of time’s passage and a mood of timelessness.

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Excited to see our writers- John Chacona, Brian Kiwanuka, and Rob Shepherd - and friend Anthony-Dean Harris once more among the 151 critics in the 2022 annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll hosted at The Arts Fuse. You can also read our smaller group’s poll- with writeups- at our site.

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https://artsfuse.org/267017/the-17th-annual-francis-davis-jazz-poll-a-profusion-of-geniuses/

The 17th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll: A Profusion of Geniuses - The Arts Fuse

This is the 17th annual edition of the Francis Davis Jazz Poll, finally named for its founder and guiding light. The Poll collates top-ten lists from 151 jazz critics and journalists, and as such provides a wealth of insight into and data about this past year in jazz.

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