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“Ida” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Ida (2014; Pawel Pawlikowski) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes “Understated and Carefully Controlled” Nominated for Best Cinematography and winner of Best Foreign Film at this year’s Academy Awards, the bone-dry, black-and-white Ida is the fifth film from Polish writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski, but it’s just his second in the […]

“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 […]