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Nomadland Is a Road Trip Through Late-Stage Capitalism and the Sunset of the American Dream
Director Chloé Zhao’s latest is a new kind of Western. Read more
Dec. 02, 2020
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Renamed Last Year and Reborn Online This Year, OutSouth Queer Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years
The Durham film festival runs Friday, November 13 through Sunday, November 19. Read more
Nov. 11, 2020
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“The Planters” Is a Character-Driven, Low-Budget Comedy Gem
The offbeat DIY film has an early-release virtual theatrical run via the Carolina Theatre's website. Read more
Oct. 21, 2020
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Amazon's New "Welcome to the Blumhouse" Series Is More Farcical Than Fearsome
The first four films in the new horror anthology, reviewed. Read more
Oct. 14, 2020
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For Its 35th Anniversary, the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival Goes Virtual
“When you’re able to see yourself—and your story—up on the big screen, there is a sense of being accounted for,” festival director Miguel Rojas-Sotelo says. Read more
Oct. 08, 2020
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An Asheville Author Lends His Dark Stories About Human Nature to Hulu's "Monsterland"
The horror anthology based on Nathan Ballingrud's "North American Lake Monsters" premieres on Hulu October 2. Read more
Sep. 30, 2020
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"12 Hour Shift," a Dark Comedy About the Illegal Organ Trade, Is All Farce and No Force
The clichéd characters, self-conscious dialogue, and slapdash plotting reveal the film as the product of a zany high concept that was cynically gamed out in a screenwriting workshop. Read more
Sep. 30, 2020
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Carrboro Cartoonist Keith Knight Leaps from Comic Strip to Screen with New Hulu Series "Woke"
Knight's new series was years in the making, but its themes are startlingly relevant in the age of COVID-19 and protests against police brutality. Read more
Sep. 02, 2020
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"Camilla, Keep Your Word" Is a Short Film Shaped by Hurricane Katrina
The latest release by Durham's Blue Cup Productions draws upon filmmaker Holland R. Gallagher's childhood in New Orleans. Read more
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