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“Kapo” (1960) Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Kapo (1960; Gillo Pontecorvo) GRADE: B+ By Daniel Barnes At the age of 17, I saw Schindler’s List in the movie theater along with everyone else and loved it along with everyone else. I never revisited the Spielberg film, but I remain somewhat suspicious of my affection for […]

“Schizopolis” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Schizopolis (1996; Steven Soderbergh) Grade: A By Daniel Barnes Although nearly forgotten in the Soderbergh oeuvre, the playfully piercing absurdist comedy Schizopolis is his most personal and original work.  Intensely aware of and yet utterly freed from cinematic conventions of storytelling and style, Schizopolis is like the product […]