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“The Last Face” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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The Last Face (2017; Sean Penn) GRADE: D By Daniel Barnes *Opens Friday, July 28, at the Presidio in San Francisco, and on VOD services. This is every bit the self-righteous howler we all hoped and feared after its hostile reception at Cannes 2016. The Last Face makes the […]

“We Come as Friends” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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We Come as Friends (2015; Hubert Sauper) GRADE: B By Daniel Barnes Nope, not the Zac Efron-goes-EDM drama.  Instead, Darwin’s Nightmare director Hubert Sauper writes, directs and edits this rambling, sneakily compelling documentary about modern-day colonialism in Sudan. This adventurous Frenchman also pilots an ultralight plane of his […]