Harvey Karten

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Queen of Hearts Review: Has no problem showing some hardcore sex

There’s something rotten in the state of Denmark. May el-Toukhy, following up her “Long Story Short”...

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The Report Review: This is a serious movie, one with nary a smidgen of humor

The title, which has a cute redaction of the middle word (hint: the word is “torture”),...

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I Lost My Body Review: Losers can be winners, which makes this a feel-good picture

You’ve got to hand it to Jérémy Clapin, who co-wrote and directed this remarkable movie in...

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Scandalous Review: This is a hard-hitting documentary

How does a journal get a wide circulation? The same rules apply here as those which...

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Clemency Review: Bookended by scenes of almost unbearable tension

Someone says to you “It’s Christmas! Let’s go to the movies!” You’re probably thinking, oh, it’s...

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Sefarad Review: This is a story without humor, a serious drama

In my neighborhood, young Hasidic men and women spend much of each Friday walking around, judging...

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Just Mercy Review: A feel good movie, in time for Christmas

Freeing wrongfully convicted people is an excellent theme for fiction as well as for documentaries. Think...

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Honey Boy Review: by Shia LaBeouf, inspired by the actor’s own childhood

Thematically “Honey Boy” is focused about the kind of father played by James Lort (Shia LaBeouf)...

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Motherless Brooklyn Review: Expect to get tired of the tics

I’ve lived in Brooklyn all my life, the only living fellow my age who has loved...