[ad_1] In Radu Jude’s latest satire, the bracing “Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World,” the Romanian writer-director assaults the viewer with many of modern life’s indignities: gridlocked traffic, rampant misogyny, economic inequality, corporate exploitation, the far-right trolls on social media. But perhaps the most insidious offense is the ringtone that… Continue reading ‘Do Not Expect Too Much’ review: Darkly funny media satire
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‘Dreamin’ Wild’ review: Tuneful Casey Affleck shines darkly
[ad_1] Late-blooming recognition becomes both a blessing and a sideways needle scratch for the aspirations of a struggling singer-songwriter played by an epically downbeat Casey Affleck in director Bill Pohlad’s sweetly melancholic “Dreamin’ Wild.” A well-cast, modestly affecting drama of the kind studios regularly programmed in the before-IP times, it boasts a generous heart gently… Continue reading ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ review: Tuneful Casey Affleck shines darkly